MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Do your future career plans include moving into management?

If your answer is YES, you want to become a Successful Manager, you're going to need to develop your skills as a manager with traits and skills that will make you a "good" one.

However, do you know what traits and skills make up the "good" manager profile? Everyone is not equipped with the attitude or skills needed. Training is imperative for all of us who aspire to assume a leadership roll in your company.
Author David Shubert goes into great detail about the qualities you'll need to get that dream job in management. Study with the best, listen and learn, spend quality time each day with exceptional leadership to absorb the best practices as a Manager.
Below are just a few of the skills you'll want to develop:

• Charisma
• Action mindset
• Recognizing the contributions of your people
• Clear understanding of the company's mission
• Strategic thinking
• Integrity
• Fights for his/her people
• Helps build the positive culture of the organization
• Makes significant contributions to improving the organization

Obviously, there are many more skills you'll develop and use as a manager in business once you assume the responsibility. Books to read, tapes for listening are everywhere. It's up to you to expand your knowledge by learning the success traits of other Managers.
In my early life as a business owner it was not easy. So much to do, so many hats to wear, decisions, decisions, decisions was a constant voice in my head. As a Manager or business owner you'll face the same challenges.

Never discount the value of ideas from other members of your team. Each employee working under your leadership has their own ideas about how their job should be done quicker, better and with greater efficiency.
During my business career it was SOP [Standard Operating Procedure] to ask every employee on our staff to share 2 ideas every week on how to change, fix, move, adjust or replace something about their job, the management, systems, etc. It was absolutely amazing the value of those weekly benefits to our company.
Yes, set up a reward system, share the monetary benefit for good ideas some of your best employees will give you each week. You'll soon discover the team players, the thinkers who willingly share their expertise at little cost to you or the company.

Remember, your Management position is earned not an entitlement. The more you learn and invest in the position the more job security you'll enjoy. Rather than your salary and benefits being a liability on the balance sheet it will be an asset to value.

The boss, your Supervisor, is interested in your success. She will take notice of the value you bring to the company, your division, your team. Everything, every person, is valued as ROI [return ON investment] that justifies our bottom line worth to the firm. Profits are a necessity for survival in all firms and our future depends on it regardless of position.