If the
goal is to increase profits, you have to do that by cutting costs, improving
sales, raising prices, and improving employee effectiveness and raise profits.
The quality that is most important for a good manager is skill and knowledge.
Unless a manger has skill to perform a job, nothing will work.
The
second important quality is focus. A manager should be focused to the goal of
the company and his/her every action should go in that direction. All such sub
skills as Time management, Human resources management, Marketing, Production and
purchases are part of the larger goal. Each of these has to be made more
effective and efficient.
One
important factor that at times overrides all others is vision. What is the
vision of the manager about the organization? How does the manager look at the
future and what is larger game plan? These are very important to formulate
policies, which will satisfy the goals of the organization.
No
organization is static. It is a dynamic mix of many forces that has to be
managed to move in a single direction. The test of a manger lies in doing this.
Test yourself against all these requirements and find out the strengths and
weaknesses. Once you know your weaknesses, you can work upon them and improve
your performance.
Try some
quizzes from the Internet on Business & Career and try answering them. The tests
will help you greatly in finding out more about yourself.
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3. Seven
Skills of Management
By John Mehrmann
1. Planning
"Proper Planning
Prevents Poor Performance". A solid plan should have measurable goals to
determine progress and success. It should take into account the current
situation and environment, and the plan should be both documented and
communicated. Plans should be compared and aligned with a comprehensive
strategy.
2. Setting Goals
Goals should be
specific, time limited and measurable. Measurements include quantity, capacity,
percentage, monetary, timeliness, completeness, ratings or similar items that
can be quantified.
3. Making Decisions
The following are steps
to making logical and informed decisions: Define the problem. Measure the
problem or situation, gather as much information as necessary. Analyze the
information that you have gathered, not the problem. Analyzing the information
often leads to discoveries or perspectives of root cause issues that may have
been previously overlooked by concentration on the results of the problem, so be
sure to focus on the facts of the information.
Implement solutions
that are targeted at the root cause of the problem or opportunities. Measure the
outcome, compare to the original situation, and created controls to maintain the
improved performance or situation.
4. Delegation
Be willing to delegate
authority as well as responsibility, obligations or tasks. Delegating authority
empowers individuals who are closer to the activity to respond with more
informed and more timely action. You are surrounded by talented individuals,
give them the chance to perform. Maintain a constant and consistent balance
between Authority, Accountability and Responsibility.
5. Support
Perhaps one of the most
important characteristics of leadership is the willingness and ability to
provide support for your people. You can demonstrate support by being an
advocate for their ideas, be compassionate and patient, contribute with your own
time, and reinforce that what they do is important to the overall success of the
organization.
6. Communication
Communication is not
only speaking, it is listening. Use Active Listening Skills to enhance your
communication, assure good comprehension and demonstrate the value of the
message. When it is time to speak, be precise and clear in your communications.
Explain fully to eliminate ambiguity in instructions. In meetings, keep speeches
to fifteen minutes or less.
Try to keep all
meetings under thirty minutes by maintaining subject focused communication and
require information preparation in advance.
7. Control
If you have a plan,
stick to it. Apply daily diligence according to plan, use measurements to assure
progress, and keep control when the plan has been implemented.
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Words of Wisdom
"Communication is most
effective when it translates a complex idea in a simple way."
- Mark Jarvis, Senior Vice President, Oracle
"If people have better
information, they make better decisions - period."
- Suzanne Muchin, CEO, Civitas
"Every Leader needs to
clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you
can't, you are not leading well."
- Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO, General Electric
About the Author:
John Mehrmann is an
authority on emotional intelligence, talent management and organizational
development. He is a consultant, coach and trainer with Executive Blueprints
Inc., an organization devoted to improving business practices and developing
human capital. His materials are available from http://www.InstituteForAdvancedLeadership.com.
http://www.ExecutiveBlueprints.com provides resource materials for trainers, sample Case Studies, educational
articles and references to local affiliates for consulting and executive
coaching.
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