Sunday, May 22, 2022
  • About Us
  • ImagiNATION
  • Adverts
  • Rate Card
  • Contact Us
The Nation Online
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Columns
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Columns
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Life & Style EveryWoman Gears For Careers

10 management commandments

by Staff Writer
12/06/2011
in Gears For Careers
2 min read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedinLinkedinShare via Email

Leading a team can be difficult, but can be easier if you focus on treating the team members right. Here are my 10 commandments on how to get people on board.

Make them feel like partners

You are the boss but you do not need to ‘play boss’. Express trust and confidence in your team. Give them honest feedback; give them a voice and chance to lead so that they feel they have a stake in what’s going on.

Encourage them to aspire: Widen their horizons and help they see a whole new world. For example, take junior colleagues to ‘big’ meetings where they get to meet people they would normally not meet. This will be good for their careers and for building their confidence.

Don’t be a microscope

By this I mean, don’t blow things up, escalate things or make them worse than they actually are. When people make mistakes, they usually know it; help them learn from them instead of rubbing it in their face.

Judge them on potential: Don’t be too busy to assess and nurture potential. Ask the right questions, challenge them to do more and to keep pushing toward their full potential. Give people opportunity and don’t run such a tight ship that there’s no room for genuine mistakes.

Don’t try to fit anyone into a mould

You can only do this well if you genuinely listen to people and what they need. Give autonomy to those who can handle it and hold them accountable. For those who require supervision, give them that support.

Make rewards meaningful

Not all rewards have to cost money. For example, a colleague who completes a complex project successfully might appreciate being given a day or two off ‘on the house’.

Now take action: Think about 3 ways to make help your team feel like partners.

Previous Post

Working for yourself or 7:30am to 5:00pm for others?

Next Post

Gleaning lessons from life’s journey!

Related Posts

Constructions such as the one above have taken place in  Mkanda’s constituency
Gears For Careers

Patricia Mkanda – Lilongwe North Constituency

September 14, 2018
Rachel Mazombwe Zulu
Gears For Careers

Rachel Mazombwe-Zulu–Mchinji North Constituency

August 3, 2018
Kouwenhoven: Rumphi West MP
Gears For Careers

Jacqueline Kouwenhoven, Rumphi West MP

July 13, 2018
Next Post

Gleaning lessons from life’s journey!

Opinions and Columns

People’s Tribunal

What was that press briefing all about?

May 22, 2022
Big Man Wamkulu

Wife, in-law plotting my downfall

May 22, 2022
My Thought

Tonse Alliance died on arrival

May 22, 2022
Family Table Talk

Historical lessons on the value of forgetting

May 21, 2022

Trending Stories

  • Mhango in action for Pirates before things turned sour

    Gaba comes up with two options

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Malawi’s public debt now at K5.8 tn

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Onesimus leaves Major One Records

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • AG urges cancellation of Movesa no. plate deal

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • RFA, Malga disagree on toll gates revenue

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Malawi-Music.com Top10

  • Values
  • Our Philosophy
  • Editorial policy
  • Advertising Policy
  • Code of Conduct
  • Plagiarism disclaimer
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use

© 2022 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Columns
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation

© 2020 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.