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A good manager should be able to convey a sense of togetherness with his team: the team and manager need to believe in what they are working toward and do so together.
A good leader can inspire his / her team and ensure that the team member has a vested interest in the success of the team and company. They need to feel a personal connection at an emotional level for the team / company for them to give 100%. if not, they just to enough to get through the day.
Being able to spot an oboe player in a wind section and moving them out is important: reportees hate it when there is one person holding them and the team back so the ability to recognize and act on this is essential.
Finally, a manager / supervisor has to remember that the needs of the business come first but these needs can only be met by the team. Give and take between your staff has to go both ways but your concern is ultimately the success of the business. He / she may have to decline requests made for the sake of the business but where you can, grant requests quickly and evenly. Don't dally or put off replies to requests. Always put your emotion to one side when responding to personal requests and consider the needs of the team and the business first.
Oh, and welcome feedback, good and bad. Without honest feedback you will continue to make the same mistakes and never learn from them. You can do this through private one to ones but remember, these are opportunities for the employee to provide feedback on how they feel, not to listen to you rabbit on for an hour about the latest corporate mission statement.
Team leaders are different - they are the vital link between management and staff.. The champion of the team but also the right hand man of the line manager.
Good luck!
Calski
A good leader can inspire his / her team and ensure that the team member has a vested interest in the success of the team and company. They need to feel a personal connection at an emotional level for the team / company for them to give 100%. if not, they just to enough to get through the day.
Being able to spot an oboe player in a wind section and moving them out is important: reportees hate it when there is one person holding them and the team back so the ability to recognize and act on this is essential.
Finally, a manager / supervisor has to remember that the needs of the business come first but these needs can only be met by the team. Give and take between your staff has to go both ways but your concern is ultimately the success of the business. He / she may have to decline requests made for the sake of the business but where you can, grant requests quickly and evenly. Don't dally or put off replies to requests. Always put your emotion to one side when responding to personal requests and consider the needs of the team and the business first.
Oh, and welcome feedback, good and bad. Without honest feedback you will continue to make the same mistakes and never learn from them. You can do this through private one to ones but remember, these are opportunities for the employee to provide feedback on how they feel, not to listen to you rabbit on for an hour about the latest corporate mission statement.
Team leaders are different - they are the vital link between management and staff.. The champion of the team but also the right hand man of the line manager.
Good luck!
Calski