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The bully manager – ever had one?
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I woke up today to the headlines that the UK’s Prime Minister has allegedly been bullying staff at 10 Downing Street.
At this moment there is no evidence that this actually happened – but a few people are saying it does happen.
Whether it does or not, being managed by a bully Manager is an unpleasant situation to be in.
7 Ways You Can Excel as a Manager
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Taking on a Management role shouldn’t make you complacent. On the contrary, it should make you work twice as hard, now that your responsibilities have expanded and your role has shifted. If you want to succeed and excel as a Manager, there are certain qualities you should develop. Here’s how to start:
Focus on your strengths
Why try to be a pilot if you’re a better engineer? Find out what you’re good at and build on it. You are much more likely to excel as a Manager if you know what it is you can do and accept what you can’t. You can always try to improve on your weaknesses, but you have better chances at success if you fine-tune your strengths instead.
Develop Your Staff With Effective Management Delegation
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In a previous post I asked the question, “Is the best manager skill management delegation?”
Within the post I stated that Management delegation is a vital manager skill that, once mastered, frees the manager from stress and pressure and enables them to be more successful.
However there is a huge knock-on effect of effective delegation and that’s staff development. Through effective management delegation you can quickly and easily develop your staff to learn new skills and become much more of an effective team.
Here are some delegation ideas to help with effective delegation and staff development:
Here’s how to impress your boss
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Just as you manage your employees, you need to manage the boss. Your management career will take off if you can show the higher-ups that you’re a reliable, trustworthy star.
The very thought of trying to impress the boss may make you cringe. The notion of currying favour with powerful people at your organization may strike you as a fake, calculated attempt to get ahead.
There’s a right way and wrong way to impress VIPs.
If you exceed expectations, anticipate and address a boss’s concerns, and consistently look for ways to add value, you’ll shine.
Is the best manager skill management delegation?
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Management delegation is a vital manager skill that, once mastered, frees the manager from stress and pressure and enables them to be more successful.
A great manager knows about effective delegation. They know what tasks to delegate, picks the right delegate, and follows up on the jobs which have been delegated.
Delegation can:
- Increase your own job satisfaction
- Increase your own productivity
- Improve your team’s morale
- Give delegates a chance to develop
- Manage your job instead of letting the job manage you
Here are the 7 steps to effective delegation:
Hi, Andrew Rondeau here. I have over 25 years of hands-on management experience within a diverse range of different industries including retail, manufacturing, finance and IT. I’ve managed teams of up to 1000 individuals, managing numerous $multi-million projects, mergers, acquisitions and company sales. This blog is about sharing my experiences and advice on how to be a great Manager.
