What they told me…
During the summer we've been working on a range of new products to support our aim of creating opportunities for managers & teams to improve their performance.
So I asked a group of managers to help me. They came from public & private sector, from SME to big corporates and I asked them this question…
Could you help me with a bit of research? This should only take a moment because it’s your instant response that I'm after…
Think about the challenges that face you as a manager…and if you could reach for a handy guide or top 10 reminder list then…
What would be the most valuable Top 10 list, guide or booklet for you?
This is what they told me…
- How to manage up
- Letting go of control (delegating) while maintaining authority and leadership
- Dealing with politics
- Helping my team to get over Dependant apathy in their personal development
- You’re worth it' - a programme to help managers realise their potential too (its often something they do for their people but don’t do for themselves
- WIIFM of performance management
- Understanding and calculating the cost / benefit analysis of growing my team on bottom line delivery
- Something around ’dealing with difficult people'/conflict
- Agreeing standards of performance and managing them effectively
- New role, same team -setting off on the right footing
- Negotiation skills (win/win)
- juggling priorities
- managing the pace (handling stress)
- conflict resolution (tackling the issues before they escalate - recognising the signs)
- managing multiple personalities
- creative meetings
- Help me find what I like doing best and what I am really good at
- How do I keep on re-motivating myself
- Keeping the motivation going for staff in times of duress (not change management)
- Task prioritisation and keeping the ones let down happy
- Managing upwards (involving etc.)
- Time management type reminders
- Alternative methods of people management - other than performance management or capability
- Delivery through others
- Aid in learning how to compartmentalise and close off (in your head) issues/emotions so they don’t show to others
- Managing your peer group
- How to maintain strategic direction whilst dealing effectively with the everyday crises
- The top 10 ways to prioritise/ID what’s really important/what matters
- Top 10 ways to convince people to get out and do - rather than finding the reason why not to
- How to network & develop useful relationships
- Why people are important.
- Ten ways to motivate your team
- Effective communication - up & down the chain!
As you can see, you are not alone and it shows the kind of challenges that you and your peers across the UK are facing. Some of this we’ll turn into free ebooks and Top 10 lists, and some of it will be the subject of future coaching tips.
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- View our recommended reading - books to change your life
- Help yourself from our Free Stuff