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Highly Effective Managers

On June 22, 2019 in peopleware • 1 minutes read

Table of Contents

• 8 Habits
• 3 Pitfalls

8 Habits

1. Be a good coach
   • Provide specific, constructive feedback, balancing negative and positive
   • Have regular one-on-ones, presenting solutions to problems tailored to the employee’s strengths
2. Empower your team and don’t micro-manage
   • Balance giving freedom to your employees while still being available for advice
   • Make “stretch” assignments to help them tackle big problems
3. Express interest in employees’ success and well-being
   • Get to know your employees as people, with lives outside of work\
   • Make new folks feel welcome, help ease the transition
4. Be productive and results-oriented
   • Focus on what you want the team to achieve and how employees can help achieve it
   • Help the team prioritize work, and make decisions to remove roadblocks
5. Be a good communicator and listen to your team
   • Communication is two-way: Both listen and share\
   • Hold all-hands meetings and be specific about the team’s goals\
   • Encourage open dialogue and listen to the questions and concerns of your employees
6. Help your employees with career development
7. Have a clear vision and strategy for the team
   • Even amid turmoil, keep the team focused on goals and strategy
   • Involve the team in setting and evolving the team’s vision, goals, and progress
8. Have key technical skills, so you can help advise the team
   • Roll up sleeves and work side-by-side with team, when needed
   • Understand the specific challenges of the work

3 Pitfalls

1. Have trouble making transition to team leader
   • Fantastic individual performers are often promoted to manager without the necessary skills to lead
   • People hired from outside often don’t understand the specific ways of the company
2. Lack a consistent approach to performance management and career development
   • Doesn’t help employees understand what company wants
   • Doesn’t coach employees on how they can develop and stretch
   • Not proactive: Waits for the employees to come to them
3. Spend too little time on managing and communicating

Resources

• Google re:Work