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2019 - Making Of A Manager

Management

Julie Zhuo

Summary

  1. The goal of management is to get better outcomes from a group of people working together.
  2. Evaluation Criteria of a Manager - Teams’ performance, Team’s Satisfaction and Strength.
  3. Three focus areas of a manager - Purpose, People, and Process.
  4. Building trusts with the reports is the foundation.
The goal of management is to get better outcomes from a group of people working together.
  • The crux of management - the brief that a team of people can achieve more than a single person going it alone.
Evaluation Criteria of a Manager - Teams’ performance, Team’s Satisfaction and Strength.
  • Current Performance - did we achieve the aspirations as a team?
  • Future Performance - did I do a good job hiring and developing individuals, and was my team happy and working well together?
Three focus areas of a manager - Purpose, People, and Process.
  • Set up a clear outcome that your team is trying to accomplish.
  • Are the members of your team set up to succeed? Do they have the right skills? Are they motivated to do great work?
  • Who should do what by when? What principles should govern decision-making?
  • adaptability is a key trait of great managers – willing to adapt to become the leader that their organization needs.
Building trusts with the reports is the foundation.
  • In your early days as a manager, what matters most is transitioning gracefully into the role and nailing the essentials of leading a small team. Only when you have built trust with your reports will you have the credibility to help them achieve more together.