A Leader’s Guide to Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Showing employees they are valued is extremely important. According to Comaford (2013) there are six “pitfalls” new managers need to be able to recognize and avoid as they establish themselves within their role in leadership (p. 8). These pitfalls range from failing to respond to employee communications to not recognizing an employee is getting burned out. New managers need to understand the dynamics of their team and know that avoiding these pitfalls ensures respect between managers and their employees; “probably the only rule of management, is to be respectful” (Trunk, 2008, p. 5). Leaders need to understand that the employee’s commitment to the company has a direct correlation to how they …show more content…
Comaford (2013) stresses the importance of remembering to celebrate your team’s achievements when they have reached goals will bring them closer together (p. 9). Failing to celebrate weighs on your employee’s self-esteem as they do not feel they are been recognized for their efforts. Your team needs “to know that their input matters and that they are contributing to the organization’s success in a meaningful way” (Crim & Seijts, 2006, para. 25). Showing this praise can be as simple as an email acknowledging your employee’s hard work or taking your team to lunch to review achievements and brainstorm for future goals. Remember to build your employees up and not just assume that them having a job is …show more content…
It is important to be involved with your team to the extent that you are aware of their work load and investment with each project. To do this you need to communicate and interact on a personal level regularly. Trunk (2008) explains that good managers are involved daily with their employees, not to micromanage, but to know how they are doing (p. 5). As a leader you must make sure your employee is not only completing their tasks, but also (and as importantly) taking time to reset. You can make sure this is happening by making sure vacation is being taken, your employees are clocking out, and allocating their time correctly. Knowing how your employees are doing throughout the day and week will ensure that their workloads match up to time put in and do not over extend them. Failing to prevent over-extending our employees we are walking a thin line between becoming frustrated and in some cases burning out and/or
Showing employees they are valued is extremely important. According to Comaford (2013) there are six “pitfalls” new managers need to be able to recognize and avoid as they establish themselves within their role in leadership (p. 8). These pitfalls range from failing to respond to employee communications to not recognizing an employee is getting burned out. New managers need to understand the dynamics of their team and know that avoiding these pitfalls ensures respect between managers and their employees; “probably the only rule of management, is to be respectful” (Trunk, 2008, p. 5). Leaders need to understand that the employee’s commitment to the company has a direct correlation to how they …show more content…
Comaford (2013) stresses the importance of remembering to celebrate your team’s achievements when they have reached goals will bring them closer together (p. 9). Failing to celebrate weighs on your employee’s self-esteem as they do not feel they are been recognized for their efforts. Your team needs “to know that their input matters and that they are contributing to the organization’s success in a meaningful way” (Crim & Seijts, 2006, para. 25). Showing this praise can be as simple as an email acknowledging your employee’s hard work or taking your team to lunch to review achievements and brainstorm for future goals. Remember to build your employees up and not just assume that them having a job is …show more content…
It is important to be involved with your team to the extent that you are aware of their work load and investment with each project. To do this you need to communicate and interact on a personal level regularly. Trunk (2008) explains that good managers are involved daily with their employees, not to micromanage, but to know how they are doing (p. 5). As a leader you must make sure your employee is not only completing their tasks, but also (and as importantly) taking time to reset. You can make sure this is happening by making sure vacation is being taken, your employees are clocking out, and allocating their time correctly. Knowing how your employees are doing throughout the day and week will ensure that their workloads match up to time put in and do not over extend them. Failing to prevent over-extending our employees we are walking a thin line between becoming frustrated and in some cases burning out and/or