Readers Respond: Share Your Management Success Tips

Responses: 43

By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Guide

True leadership is by example. You preceed, establish a direction for others to follow. If you cheat government taxes, you teach your employees how to steal stock or cash. If you are downright, your employees will awake their conscience and you could save thousands of dollars in a year.
—Guest Emmanuel O. Joseph

An organisation is a joint family where the managers should always be a loving mother to the employess. Then he should play the role of a guiding father. He becomes an inspiring teacher next. Finally, he acts as a God, a divine soul, giving everything according to their wish.
—Guest C.V.J.Mani

Always be respectful and listen well. Even if you think you know what someone is going to say...be open and give feedback
—Guest Toni

Empathy for the people around, being available/accessible in times of need, being authentic and always passing on the credit while owning responsibility for the failures. The most important quality that a manager should possess to inspire his followers / associates is to be a man of integrity and values.
—Guest drajaganmohanreddy

1) Strongly attuned to globalization and diversity needs. A good coach especially in nurturing talent management.
—Harban

Enthusiasm, dedication and charisma are some of the more important characteristics of leadership. Leaders are seen as good and evil, and take on many personalities and roles, from managers or coaches to world leaders. It is believed that every leader posseses a charisma that provides change and success. Thus leadership begins with vision, concern and mentorship.
—Guest Iris Koka

Good managers always stick to his task until it gets completed from his staff. During which time, different buck ups and monitoring style should be adopted.
—Guest Ishraq Khan Niazi

No arguments, no blame, are two key roles to maintain a harmony in the working environment among the staffs. Meanwhile, respect each other among the staffs is also a key to build up the confidence of the staffs to handle all matters.
—Guest eric

Good communication skills and an effective employee engagement strategy are key to successful leadership.
—Workplace_communication

For me, the leader is one who creates a family environment within the team, Hence, I keep Relations at the top. Commitment comes second. Every individual should be clear on their responsiblity and goal, so that they put their efforts at the right place with a lot of commitment. A leader should first be committed to make leaders from his team. People who help him grow should be taken care of and grown to heights. For this, every leader must delegate his responsiblity to the right person. "Delegation is key to sucess" and actually, I've personally experienced it. But here, the key is delegating things to the right person. For this leader has to closly monitor each and every person working for/with him/her. People say managing a team is toughest job but I say it's one of the simplest jobs. You create a family environment; things will follow.
—Guest Shailesh

Employees are an organization's greatest assets; without them, everyday business functions such as managing cash flow, making business transactions, communicating through all forms of media, and dealing with customers could not be completed. Employees and the potential they possess drive an organization. Today's organizations are continuously changing. Organizational change impacts not only the business but also its employees. In order to maximize organizational effectiveness, human potential, and individuals' capabilities, time and talents must be managed. Human resource management works to ensure that employees are able to meet the organization's goals.
—Guest ---Syed Adeel Afzal

In any business circumstance, leadership is the key. Good leadership will breed good managers. Many people are effective "managers" in that they can get some things done. This can be done by disinterested managers, semi-competent managers, etc. Managing is not the key; leadership is. Leadership is the ability to organize a team and motivate them to accomplish a task or goal, ever so mundane or highly extraordinary. Clear communication of structure, positions, duties, tasks and the "goal," among team members, is crucial. This truly has a direct relationship to a team sport. If all of the players are confused and not on the same page, then the chances of victory or success are drastically diminished. Leadership is being that effective "head coach" that has all facets of the team pulling in the same direction to achieve a common goal. Varying parts of the team may have different tasks or duties, but the the "how" of those parts coming together is Leadership; the ultimate key to success.
—Guest jph4564

Give your employees freedom to do anything they want, but in compliance. Let them feel they are not slaves, but working a great job, as they are the boss of their own job.
—Guest Saurabh gupta

Good managers are always concerned about the employees. They not only govern the employees, and blame and criticize every job, but tell how to make a good team, work together, and improve the spirits of the employees
—donykrs

Susan M. Heathfield
Human Resources Guide