Tips For Managing

A good manager is someone who can plan, organize, instruct, and sprinkle their activities with a dose of leadership.

A good manager doesn't require a strategic plan for the next millennium. They do need to know what objectives must be achieved within stated time frames, and be able to communicate that information in a meaningful way to other people. They also need to know how to put a plan in place to meet those objectives. Being organized doesn't mean putting life on a spreadsheet, as much as it means setting and implementing priorities. Leadership means setting standards and living up to them, and showing others how to do the same.

Other management qualities to look for:

• Action-oriented;

• Approachable;

• Able to deal with ambiguity;

• A sense of humor.

Here are 10 tips for managing

• Cultivate a creativity-inducing space.

• Give creatives some structure.

• Give employees time to dream.

• Stress the importance of balance.

• Trust the process.

• Direct them at your actual problems.

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• Be generous with praise.

• Allow for employee input.

• Build a team..

• Be open to new ways of working.

Employee Development

• Assessments & Evaluations

• Employee Ethics

• Employee Productivity

• Leadership

• Problem Solving

• Team Building

• Time Management

Inspire Your Staff to Generate Healthy Change and New Ideas

For most managers, getting employees to generate fresh ideas is a never-ending task. Obstacles include low morale, misunderstood motivational techniques, inadequate training, and high employee turnover. However, inspiring your staff creates a win-win situation: your team will be more eager to come

• Make sure everyone wins. Healthy change and great ideas won't happen if employees see no specific benefits in it for them. They need to know that giving their all will be mutually beneficial. In other words, if they believe you're exploiting them for their ideas, you're doomed. Inspiring your employees requires everyone and every department, from the mailroom clerk to the president, to be mutually supportive. If your employees don't feel appreciated, even the best pep talks will fall flat.

• Provide recognition. Publicly acknowledging fresh ideas and achievements builds morale and encourages healthy change. And praise needn't always be formal either; verbal compliments are often more effective if you make them part of your daily communication. Celebrate your employee's successes with e-mails sent out to the entire department. Or buy them lunch if they come up with a really great idea. Even small rewards are guaranteed to make an impression. L etting your employees know you appreciate their contributions will motivate them to strive for more.