People often ask what’s the difference between being a line employee and a manager: first and foremost, managers are responsible for the people that report to them. People often think it’s the technical duties and soft skills needed to be a manager, but the lives and livelihoods of their people often are the things that weigh most heavily on their minds. Employees want you to take that seriously: meaning to choose who they work with wisely, to train and coach them to be successful, and to regularly recognize their contributions. Those are the things that make for a productive workplace. But they also want their leaders to be human: meaning to not take themselves too seriously and to make work fun. These are the two sides of the management coin – productivity and employee satisfaction, and together they motivate people to be good at and enjoy what they do. A good rule of thumb is to remember what you liked best about your supervisors, and that’s usually that they were competent, fair, and human. You owe that to yourself and them today.
George Alexander Trebek (1940 – 2020): Canadian American game show for the quiz game show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons
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