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7 Easy Tips For Better Communication at Work - By Martin Haworth

The workplace is a big place. There is lots to do in any workplace and managers, however good they are, simply cannot do it all themselves. Managers are called just that, because their role is to manage their team members to deliver results that are above and beyond any individual contribution could.

Becoming a manager is a leap of faith that some are able to take, whilst others simply are unable to let go of their control of everything and, as you might expect, they really struggle.

Great managers 'get it'. They appreciate that their own capability has shifted from being the 'doer' to the 'orchestrator' who is now paid for their skills of how they get the very best from their people, as they manage every day.

The best managers have the communication skills to leverage individual contributions to a higher level, making the combined contributions much bigger than a sum of their parts.

Capable management is about the people and working with them to help them realize their own potentials, as they deliver the results that are vital.

As an example, managers who can, are able to use delegation skills for multiple benefits:

They lose workload that they don't need to do for themselves
They find people who can do some of their work, much better than they could themselves
They develop their people through controlled delegation
They stop doing unproductive tasks
The take feedback from others as they delegate

...and more.

Using the power of your people makes the difference when it comes to making effective use of a manager's time.

The choice is yours as a manager, whether you feel able to step up to the plate an be that manager, stepping back from the active role mostly, to that of manager and leader.

Using the great skills for which you have the role and letting others get on with what they are good at as well.

The best managers focus on getting their people to deliver the key activities and don't attempt do too much themselves, through delegating widely, using the ethic 'Ask for forgiveness, not for permission' to free their people from blame or wrongdoing.

By setting an example to their people of how they work as a manager, they encourage others to work this way too, thereby creating an ongoing culture of sustainable management, which will stand the test of time for years to come.

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© 2013 Martin Haworth is a business and management coach and trainer, working worldwide with SMEs & corporates and based in the UK. He has extensive experience in the delivery of one- and two-day training programs on a whole range of tactical management skills to be found at the workshops we do as well as supporting other organisations as a relaibel and resourceful associate. He is an expert on Family Businesses, helping business owners and their families effectively manage succession to future generations and balance the demands of family and other stakeholders with an effective focus on the business. To find out more checkout his website at Coach Train Learn!
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