THE PURPOSE OF A MANAGER:
One of the most important functions of the manager is to create a workplace atmosphere
conducive to a higher production rate. Many experts believe that this can only be done
and maintained through team building. Teamwork, in a somewhat formal definition,
is that condition in which each individual’s efforts unites to create a cumulative optimum.
In simpler terms, it’s all for one and one for all.
BEING A GREAT COACH:
Coaching is the art/skill of putting yourself in the other person’s shoes; imagining yourself
in the situation, and asking yourself what your interpretation would be. -- Coaching means being
straight with people and accepting people as they are. -- A good coach relates to people as the
people they can be, not as the mistakes they made in the past. -- Good coaching practices will
provide an example for others and set the tone for better communication in the workplace.
Keep your mind open to new suggestions and give your employees room and encouragement to
participate more fully, and productivity and well as morale will be changed.
JUGGLING DEMANDS:
All leaders constantly juggle a multifarious array of demands from those
of their organization, employees, and themselves. Good leaders, never drop one
demand at the expense of another equally important requirement. They give each demand
its fair share, while balancing the organizational goals with their employees’ needs,
while still fulfilling their own personal/professional purposes. Successful leaders meet
both these business and personal needs through their employees. They learn about their employees
aspirations, their strengths and potential contributions to the organization. From this
knowledge, they mesh together a successful working team. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? For starters,
it becomes much easier if you know your organization.
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