Managing
people can be quite challenging at times but it is an important skill that
everyone should have, regardless of title or position in the company hierarchy,
says Sam Kahn. If you hire a team of people who are not driven to work
together, it will be difficult for you to maintain their productivity. By
implementing different strategies into your management, you will begin to learn
to be more efficient and how to support your team best.
Sam
Kahn's leadership style is based on four principles:
1) Employees are valued, without good
staff, you have no business.
2) There's no such thing as a bad idea,
only misguided. It's great to have your employees giving input, whether you
believe it’s right or wrong, make sure you promote it.
3) Management is communication and
problem solving. Good management brings the best out of your employees.
4) Being open and honest, not always the
easiest of tasks, but it brings its own rewards, and earns you the respect of
the employees.
Sam
Kahn shares the ways in which he best manages his team for efficiency, morale
and increased productivity:
Understanding
employees
Be
aware of the type of person you want to be as a leader. Many leaders identify
themselves as being task-oriented, which means that they focus on what needs to
get done and do not spend time thinking about how they should be doing it, or
why they should be doing it that way in the first place. Others identify with
being process-oriented, which means that they are concerned with how things
should be done and will spend time looking for the best way to make something
work.
Having
an action plan for meeting objectives
Meeting
objectives is an on-going task and there is no specific strategy that can be
used to meet them. It always involves a lot of trial and error and requires
creativity in order to maintain a clear focus. The best thing that you can do
in this situation is have an action plan for meeting your objectives. This will
help you make decisions on what to do when you need to put forward a new idea
or course of action.
Achievable
goals are not the same as difficult to achieve goals. Achievable goals are
achievable with a plan and consistency. We should keep our goals consistent and
realistic. Goals that are too difficult or unrealistic should be avoided in order
to avoid disappointment and frustration.
Setting
up a system, where every week you are setting new manageable weekly goals will
help you stick to your plans and provide motivation on achieving them.
Hold
meetings with the people who are relevant to the objective
A
meeting is usually an informal gathering of people where the objective is to
share information or make decisions. However, these meetings can also be formal
in nature like a board meeting or a performance review. This ensures that
everyone involved is on the same page and understands what is required of them
in order to meet the objective.
Make
sure employees know how they are contributing to the company’s success
Some
companies offer a variety of benefits to help employees get excited about their
work. They can offer flexible work schedules, job rotation, and on-site
healthcare. These benefits make it easier for employees to feel like they are
contributing to the company's success and keep them engaged in their jobs.
Ensure each individual staff member has a performance review
In order to ensure that your staff members are growing with your business, it
is important to hold regular meetings or performance reviews so that you can
openly discuss any matters with them and give them a space to be heard. This is
an opportunity to give feedback on how they are doing, to become clearer on any
new areas of development that could be created to learn and grow, and to gauge
the individuals personal goals and how you could support them to meet
them.
For more business tips and
advice, visit Sam’s website.

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