WHATARE MOST IMPORTANT?

MANAGERIAL SKILLS

While many people have a good idea of what it takes to be a good worker, the skill set to become a manager is different.

Not all workers make great managers.

Additional skills, such as beinga good communicator and being able to delegate tasks to the right team members…

…are very important to being a successful manager which then makes everyone more successful!

THINKING OUT OF THE BOX

Managers who seek to find the right tasks for everyone think out of the box regularly. They offer assistants the chance to learn new skills.

They take their middle management staff and give them training to hone skills that come naturally to them.

For those who are social, they will work with them on customer service.

Employees with natural technical ability may be sent to learn new software relevant to the industry and to teach their coworkers.

Those with a strong grasp on bookkeeping or accounting may become the liaison with the accounting department or get the opportunity to help find tax-saving changes in the office.

CREATING MOVING TARGET GOALS

Inspiring your crew is a great way to get the most from their talents. One great way to this is to create goals with moving targets.

It has been shown that happiness does not come so much with the accomplishment of a goal, but the purposeful pursuit.

Reward progress, but move the end target. Your staff will feel capable and valued, and they will give you the best of their skill set.

REDISTRIBUTING TASKS

There are times when you may promote someone into a position where they are very skilled at part of the tasks but struggle with others.

At times, it is a learning curve that they must pass. Other times, however, the office may function better as a whole if you redistribute tasks to make the most of the talents of each employee.

This is only successful if the redistributed tasks are viewed as new challenges and not as work that is dumped on someone else.

It should be the high-profile, high-reward kind of work and not busywork that no one enjoys.

WHEN YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE

There is some ability to get the best work out of each employee that you have by rewarding implicit skill or a work ethic.

However, for this method to be truly successful, you need to be able to take a step back and understand the difference between work that someone is skilled in doing versus work that they want.

You also must be comfortable with the fact that not everyone will like your choices, and that there are some people who are impossible to please.

If you are fair and you reward honest work or skill, then your staff will respect you, whether they like you or not.

BE WILLING TO ADMIT MISTAKES

Even the best judges of character may misread a person or their aptitude for a skill.

Because of this, it is always best to introduce new responsibilities on a trial basis with an early opportunity for feedback.

If it appears your staff member is struggling with their new job, you may want to offer specific feedback for improvement or consider a different division of tasks within the office.

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