Your company is only as strong as your team, and your management team is directly responsible for producing results from those they oversee.
But how effective is your management? Are they leaders or bosses, or worse, just plain bossy and on a power trip?
If it’s the last two, then it’s likely things aren’t rosy within your company. Resentment and conflict will brew due to management and employees clashing over poor management styles. You need your management team to get results, but they also need to do so in a way that fosters communication and collaboration and cultivates an environment that sets everyone up for success.
With this in mind, how do you turn your management team into leaders, get them all on the same page, and drive home the importance of effective management to everyone?
Training
All of your management team needs training. They need to be equipped for their job roles and be effective in communication and directing others to get the best from them.
Employees who have efficient and well-structured management teams work better, are more satisfied in their job roles and are less stressed. Compliance training can assist your management team in ensuring that they have all the skills and knowledge they need to be effective managers. From knowing the legalities of their job roles, employee laws, and obligations of the company towards employees, how to manage a team, improve soft skills, and allow them to learn and have the resources they need when they need them.
Team Building
A fractured management team is only going to drive people further apart. Team building for your management team means you can help heal rifts and get input on how people work together and what is happening. The relationships they have will filter down to the staff, and if there is any negativity between your management, this will be noticed and seized upon, impacting the company as a whole. Talk to your team, utilize team building exercises, and work towards a collaborative point; they don’t all need to like each other and be best friends, but they do need to work together cohesively for the benefit of the company, and facilitating this can drastically improve output.
Lead By Example
Leadership is not just about giving orders; it’s about setting a positive example for others to follow. By modeling the behavior you want to see in your management team, you can inspire them to emulate your actions. This can help infuse your policies and expectations throughout the organization, creating a culture of excellence and accountability.
Improve Communication Channels
How your team communicates with their managers and supervisors can directly impact how they manage. By improving and opening up communication channels, you can enhance their collaboration and address any roadblocks that might be affecting them.
It might be that you need to switch from emails to a collaborative app like Slack for everyone to be updated together, or you have direct lines of communication to relevant parties, bypassing managers in cases that don’t need their explicit attention. Look at how people communicate with the team and see what improvements can be made.