Prepare Yourself To Become An Effective Manager

For a manager who have skill to manage and take care of others is essential. If you are a manager and was faced with the question “Are you an effective manager?” Are you really sure? Surely you want others to judge you as an effective manager, but it needs to be proved, there must be the basis for that assessment.

Probably most of you, from supervisors to senior executives ever think, that you are an effective manager. Why? Since you have the confidence that you’re doing a good job in directing your employees. After all you’ve selected for these positions because of your ability. Or if you are a business owner, then it is certain to prove what you’re doing.

You need to know where the power or confidence of yourself can blind your weaknesses. And self-confidence usually cause most of us would think that we are much better to manage employees. Even if your company has a valid appraisal process performance, but not all companies have them. Opinion whether you have to manage employees well or not is more often judged by your boss. But the really needed opinion is come from people you manage, which is your employee. This is in line with customer service. Your boss can not tell you, whether your service to customers can be acceptable. Only customers who can give his/her opinion.

purpose of feedback on the performance of the employee or from your colleagues can be valuable information for self improvement and growth. But it can also be dangerous. If you want to open the door to “completely honest” feedback on employee performance can be trapped into saying things that you do not want to hear, or things that are not appropriate, such criticism of your work activities.

A safe and very practical ways not only to find out how well you as a manager but also to identify specific ways to improve yourself, You can ask two questions of your employees. You can use the right words, like example below:

[1] “In order to help us work together and become more effective in doing our job, would you identify some specific things about what I do to help your job? If I do this more often I can continue to do so for your progress. ”

[2] “Would you identify some specific things about what I have done that hamper your job? If I often do, then I will correct it”

Ask the employee to answer these questions in writing or face to face meetings. Many managers routinely do this. You can try it. May be useful for you and your company will be able to feel the benefits of this opportunity to improve ourselves.