Managing Employees : Two aspects
From this perspective, management encompasses two different aspects that impact and complement each other:
- Staff management: the direct management of employees by their line managers
- Governance: corporate strategy, guiding principles, organisational structure and staff management
Sucessfully managing employees: What Makes Good Management?
Being a good manager isn’t just about innate characteristics and skills: most of what it takes can be learned. First and foremost, managers need to have a clear sense of what they are responsible for and what particular tasks they need to fulfil. One of the main objectives lies in developing a high-performing team, and as the boss, you hold the key role in this team. You have the overview, and need to get to grips with the team’s needs, using them to make decisions that affect multiple employees.
A good, successful manager skilfully performs three roles at once:
- Manager: The manager analyses, organises, plans and solves problems. They guide the company by consistently adhering to its corporate goals.
- Leader: People need to be able to be guided by a leader, who acts as a role model through their expert knowledge and management expertise.
- Coach: Interpersonal aspects are key to success in a team. As a coach, you need to know the strengths and weaknesses of your individual employees, supporting and motivating them in the various areas.
A manager acts as a bridge between their group and other managers, whether the board, investors or other members of management. In other words, their task is to correctly interpret the requests and suggestions that come from the top and pass them on to the relevant departments and employees.
In every management situation, every manager should think about which is the correct management level to find the most effective solution:
Management Level: The Individual
This level deals with each employee as an individual, and their own specific needs have to be taken into account. The manager needs to have an impact on the individual’s motivation by understanding the employee and showing an interest in them.
Management Level: The Team
Specific goals, problems and challenges need to be discussed and organised within the team. When the whole team is on the same page, this boosts motivation, leading to greater successes.
Management Level: The Company Or Department As A Whole
In the event of problems that impact the entire department, the workflow or department needs to be viewed and analysed as a whole. This enables the cause of the problem to be explored and suitable steps to be taken.
