The Importance Of The Human Side Of Management And Leadership

The human side of management and leadership means that we want our companies to embody the best – not the worst – human capacities and qualities (Seidman, 2015). I have worked for some companies that are good and some that were bad; through it all, I have learned what I really value from the human aspects of management and leadership. What I really value is: communication, compassion, and motivation. Communication, compassion, and motivation are important aspects of the human side of management and leadership because they’re good for business. First, communication by definition is the process of transferring information from a sender to a receiver (Exploring Business, 2014, Chapter 8, p. 37). One of the biggest reasons why communication

One reason why having compassion is important is it allows people to step in someone else’s shoes and really feel and experience what they are going through. It’s also capable of transforming an organization by helping it to overcome opposition and achieve a better and healthier diversity of corporate management styles (Collins, 2015). Individuals seek compassion for various reasons and reach out to the ones they feel will most likely give it to them. People appreciate a thoughtful gesture, sympathetic words or a shoulder to lean on. Having compassion shows a kind of nurturing and empathy that human’s desire. Compassion needs to be valued more from leadership and management, it is one thing to be in charge but it is another to show they truly care. As people get older and change, so do their values, but compassion is one thing everyone

Motivation refers to an internally generated drive to achieve a goal or follow a particular course of action (Exploring Business, 2014, Chapter 7, p. 21). The reason why motivation is highly sought after and important for the human side of management and leadership is there needs to be a person willing to motivate a group of individuals to strive to be better. Individual’s need different forms of motivation such as with a pay raise, altered work schedules, better benefits, or even telecommuting to make them happy and feel empowered to get the job done. When people feel motivated they tend to pass it along and motivate others. Leading by example goes a long way. It is human nature to want to feel valued and appreciated. Motivation needs to also rank higher on the scale of values because without it people would have no goals, no desires to achieve something better, and no guidance on how to