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Top 10 Tips for Becoming a
Successful Manager
1. Use existing strengths to meet new
expectations
When you move up to a leadership position,
your day-to-day activities and overall role in the
company are obviously going to change. The
challenge that many new managers face is
understanding how the skills and strengths they
gained in their previous position can help them
adjust to their new one.
"Changing roles is like making a pivot in a
basketball game," said Ashley Goodall, chief
learning officer at business consulting
firm Deloitte. "You are anchored by your areas
of strength, and they don't change as you move.
But the expectations of you shift as you go in a
new direction. As you move into a management
position, you will be orchestrating the work
instead of doing it. The trick will be to pay
attention to the expectations of your new role
and to figure out how to put your strengths to
work in different ways."
Goodall advised identifying your current
strengths and building upon them to fulfill the
expectations that come with your promotion.
2. Transparency is key
As a nonmanagerial employee, you probably
didn't have access to a lot of the company
information your boss did. Now that you're a
leader, you'll be a more involved in planning
and strategy work, and it's important to keep
your team informed about what's going on in the
organization as a whole.
"First-time managers often underestimate the
importance of transparency," said David Niu,
founder and CEO of employee engagement
tool TINYpulse. "They often hold information
that their team members don't have access to.
They can avoid being seen as uncommunicative
by being willing to share information such as
budget, customer feedback and strategic plans.
Transparency can also help staff better
understand their role as part of a bigger picture
and thus, feel more connected to the company
and team."
3. Establish a strong relationship with your
team
One of the biggest mistakes new managers
make is failing to develop good working
relationships with their team members,
said Gretchen Spreitzer, professor of
management and organizations at the University
of Michigan's Ross School of Business. First-
time leaders often default to "performance"
mode, and are overly concerned about how
productive the group is and how they look to
their own boss. This doesn't work if the leader
hasn't taken the time to develop good working
relationships with his or her team.
"Instead of trusting and empowering people,
they're micromanaging," Spreitzer told Business
News Daily. "Anyone in a new [managerial]
position should get to know their people before
they start establishing changes."
Getting to know your team members and
finding out how they're doing, not only in their
careers but in their personal lives, is a great way
to create the necessary rapport to work well as a
group, Sprietzer said. Holding regular one-on-
one meetings to check in with your employees
can also help you establish good relationships
with them.
4. Recognize your employees when they do a
good job
To truly build a great culture and dynamic
among your team, it's important to give your
employees credit when it's due.
"Take time to build recognition into the team
culture," Niu said. "Frequent recognition fosters
a positive team environment and creates a
culture of gratitude. Don't just wait until the big
wins to recognize team members. For example,
thank employees who took the initiative to clean
up after an office party."
5. Accept feedback, but find your own unique
way to lead
Everyone's going to have their own opinions
and advice on how you should lead. While it's
good to listen to what your mentors have to say,
you ultimately must develop your own
unique leadership style.
"My greatest challenge was to understand that I
needed to figure out for myself the best way to
lead and have an impact on my organization and
teams, instead of worrying about other people's
approaches," Goodall said. "New managers who
are leading for the first time should ask
themselves, 'Why would anyone follow me?' It's
an easy question to overlook but one that I think
is at the heart of what it means to be a leader.
Everyone answers the question differently, and
it's important to start thinking now about how
you will lead in your own unique way. Leaders
attract followers because of what they stand for
and how they help their team grow."
Sprietzer noted that modeling your management
style after a boss you really looked up to and
admired is a good place to start, but being
yourself is what matters most.
"Leverage and play to your own strengths,"
Sprietzer said. "Don't be who you're not."
6. Think about lasting solutions
No matter how difficult the problem, there is
always a quick solution, and leaders are happiest
when they are devising solutions to problems.
The trouble is that, in our zeal to fix things
quickly and move on to the next fire, we often
overlook the lasting solution that may take
longer to develop. Although it's more fun to be a
firefighter, the next time you have a problem to
solve in your organization, deal with the cause
of the problem instead of simply treating the
symptoms.
7. Don't take It all too seriously
Without a doubt, running a company is serious
business. Products and services must be sold
and delivered, and money must be made.
Despite the gravity of these responsibilities,
successful leaders make their organizations fun
places to work. Instead of having employees
who look for every possible reason to call in
sick or to arrive to work late or go home early,
organizations work hard and play hard end up
with a more loyal, energized workforce.
8. Encourage creativity in your team
Look to your team for the solutions to problems
rather than try and solve them for yourself.
People like problem solving and will be
motivated by you involving them. Creativity is
in all of us. It just needs encouraging out. They
will probably come up with better solutions than
you could have anyway.
9. Don’t be too weak to admit your mistakes
You will make mistakes – that is, if you are
human! Be open about them and ask your team
for help in avoiding making the same mistake
again. If you make yourself approachable they
will be relaxed about giving you feedback
which may help prevent mistakes in the future.
10. Managing and leading are not the same
thing
Some successful managers are not good leaders.
The art is in knowing when to delegate. You
will be developing your staff if you delegate
leadership experiences. You will still retain
overall control because you will always retain
accountability, so learn to trust your staff – they
don’t have a choice with you.

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Top 10 tips for becoming a successful manager

  • 1. Top 10 Tips for Becoming a Successful Manager 1. Use existing strengths to meet new expectations When you move up to a leadership position, your day-to-day activities and overall role in the company are obviously going to change. The challenge that many new managers face is understanding how the skills and strengths they gained in their previous position can help them adjust to their new one. "Changing roles is like making a pivot in a basketball game," said Ashley Goodall, chief learning officer at business consulting firm Deloitte. "You are anchored by your areas of strength, and they don't change as you move. But the expectations of you shift as you go in a new direction. As you move into a management position, you will be orchestrating the work instead of doing it. The trick will be to pay attention to the expectations of your new role
  • 2. and to figure out how to put your strengths to work in different ways." Goodall advised identifying your current strengths and building upon them to fulfill the expectations that come with your promotion. 2. Transparency is key As a nonmanagerial employee, you probably didn't have access to a lot of the company information your boss did. Now that you're a leader, you'll be a more involved in planning and strategy work, and it's important to keep your team informed about what's going on in the organization as a whole. "First-time managers often underestimate the importance of transparency," said David Niu, founder and CEO of employee engagement tool TINYpulse. "They often hold information that their team members don't have access to. They can avoid being seen as uncommunicative by being willing to share information such as budget, customer feedback and strategic plans. Transparency can also help staff better
  • 3. understand their role as part of a bigger picture and thus, feel more connected to the company and team." 3. Establish a strong relationship with your team One of the biggest mistakes new managers make is failing to develop good working relationships with their team members, said Gretchen Spreitzer, professor of management and organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. First- time leaders often default to "performance" mode, and are overly concerned about how productive the group is and how they look to their own boss. This doesn't work if the leader hasn't taken the time to develop good working relationships with his or her team. "Instead of trusting and empowering people, they're micromanaging," Spreitzer told Business News Daily. "Anyone in a new [managerial] position should get to know their people before they start establishing changes."
  • 4. Getting to know your team members and finding out how they're doing, not only in their careers but in their personal lives, is a great way to create the necessary rapport to work well as a group, Sprietzer said. Holding regular one-on- one meetings to check in with your employees can also help you establish good relationships with them. 4. Recognize your employees when they do a good job To truly build a great culture and dynamic among your team, it's important to give your employees credit when it's due. "Take time to build recognition into the team culture," Niu said. "Frequent recognition fosters a positive team environment and creates a culture of gratitude. Don't just wait until the big wins to recognize team members. For example, thank employees who took the initiative to clean up after an office party."
  • 5. 5. Accept feedback, but find your own unique way to lead Everyone's going to have their own opinions and advice on how you should lead. While it's good to listen to what your mentors have to say, you ultimately must develop your own unique leadership style. "My greatest challenge was to understand that I needed to figure out for myself the best way to lead and have an impact on my organization and teams, instead of worrying about other people's approaches," Goodall said. "New managers who are leading for the first time should ask themselves, 'Why would anyone follow me?' It's an easy question to overlook but one that I think is at the heart of what it means to be a leader. Everyone answers the question differently, and it's important to start thinking now about how you will lead in your own unique way. Leaders attract followers because of what they stand for and how they help their team grow." Sprietzer noted that modeling your management style after a boss you really looked up to and
  • 6. admired is a good place to start, but being yourself is what matters most. "Leverage and play to your own strengths," Sprietzer said. "Don't be who you're not." 6. Think about lasting solutions No matter how difficult the problem, there is always a quick solution, and leaders are happiest when they are devising solutions to problems. The trouble is that, in our zeal to fix things quickly and move on to the next fire, we often overlook the lasting solution that may take longer to develop. Although it's more fun to be a firefighter, the next time you have a problem to solve in your organization, deal with the cause of the problem instead of simply treating the symptoms. 7. Don't take It all too seriously
  • 7. Without a doubt, running a company is serious business. Products and services must be sold and delivered, and money must be made. Despite the gravity of these responsibilities, successful leaders make their organizations fun places to work. Instead of having employees who look for every possible reason to call in sick or to arrive to work late or go home early, organizations work hard and play hard end up with a more loyal, energized workforce. 8. Encourage creativity in your team Look to your team for the solutions to problems rather than try and solve them for yourself. People like problem solving and will be motivated by you involving them. Creativity is in all of us. It just needs encouraging out. They will probably come up with better solutions than you could have anyway. 9. Don’t be too weak to admit your mistakes
  • 8. You will make mistakes – that is, if you are human! Be open about them and ask your team for help in avoiding making the same mistake again. If you make yourself approachable they will be relaxed about giving you feedback which may help prevent mistakes in the future. 10. Managing and leading are not the same thing Some successful managers are not good leaders. The art is in knowing when to delegate. You will be developing your staff if you delegate leadership experiences. You will still retain overall control because you will always retain accountability, so learn to trust your staff – they don’t have a choice with you.