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Hub You - Managing Versus Doing - Getting the Balance Right
You’ve worked hard on this great idea you’ve had and at last you are ready to start showing the world your brand new, unique product and maybe selling it in the large shops. So what are your next steps?1) Very important - get the design patented. That is very important – you are going to have
Be accessible but manage interruptions
Managers love to talk about having an open door policy but make sure that people understand that this does not mean they can interrupt you whenever it suits them. Have slots when your team can come to
Computer forensics is a fast-growing career field, offering immense potential for jobs in law enforcement, military, intelligence agencies, corporations, and businesses. The job opportunities are skyrocketing, commensurate with the rapid spurt in computer crimes.Computer crimes, in the beginnin
Be clear on what is expected of you
As a new manager you need to get absolute clarity on what is expected of you and how your performance in the job will be measured. The last thing you want is to get to your appraisal and find out that you have been aiming for the wrong target.
Set aside time for managing
If you do a 40 hour week and you know that management will take up about 40% of your time, block out 16 hours in your calendar each week and set up a schedule of things that you will work on. It might be appraisals, work planning, recruiting, staff training, customer surveys, management meetings to name a few.
Let go of the jobs you do not need to do
You might love doing that piece of analysis work on excel that you have always done but you know deep down that someone else can do it. Train them and let go of it.
Be accessible but manage interruptions
Managers love to talk about having an open door policy but make sure that people understand that this does not mean they can interrupt you whenever it suits them. Have slots when your team can come to y
Here are some tips to help you in the career discovery process. You can do them in any order that you'd like, and feel free to skip any that you're not comfortable with. Achieving your dream career is a journey of self-discovery, and finding out who you really are and what you really want out of
Be clear on what is expected of you
As a new manager you need to get absolute clarity on what is expected of you and how your performance in the job will be measured. The last thing you want is to get to your appraisal and find out that you have been aiming for the wrong target.
Set aside time for managing
If you do a 40 hour week and you know that management will take up about 40% of your time, block out 16 hours in your calendar each week and set up a schedule of things that you will work on. It might be appraisals, work planning, recruiting, staff training, customer surveys, management meetings to name a few.
Let go of the jobs you do not need to do
You might love doing that piece of analysis work on excel that you have always done but you know deep down that someone else can do it. Train them and let go of it.
Be accessible but manage interruptions
Managers love to talk about having an open door policy but make sure that people understand that this does not mean they can interrupt you whenever it suits them. Have slots when your team can come to
Do you know which type of entrepreneur you are? I didn’t until recently until a fellow entrepreneur asked me the question. She asked me, are youA) a planned orientated person who concentrates solely on a single business model and will not rest until this single business model has reached succes
Set aside time for managing
If you do a 40 hour week and you know that management will take up about 40% of your time, block out 16 hours in your calendar each week and set up a schedule of things that you will work on. It might be appraisals, work planning, recruiting, staff training, customer surveys, management meetings to name a few.
Let go of the jobs you do not need to do
You might love doing that piece of analysis work on excel that you have always done but you know deep down that someone else can do it. Train them and let go of it.
Be accessible but manage interruptions
Managers love to talk about having an open door policy but make sure that people understand that this does not mean they can interrupt you whenever it suits them. Have slots when your team can come to
Don’t be too hasty to give up planning due to a dislike of writing. Writing comes in all sizes—from jotting down quick emails, drafting company proposals, to elaborate strategizing. You’re most certainly competent at some form of it. But if the idea of linear goal planning on paper or computer is n
Let go of the jobs you do not need to do
You might love doing that piece of analysis work on excel that you have always done but you know deep down that someone else can do it. Train them and let go of it.
Be accessible but manage interruptions
Managers love to talk about having an open door policy but make sure that people understand that this does not mean they can interrupt you whenever it suits them. Have slots when your team can come to
No matter what industry you are in, no matter what your assets include, inventory, money, information and other resources critical to you and your business are vulnerable to predators, outside of your company, who will go to great lengths to steal them.All businesses suffer from fraud and theft
Be accessible but manage interruptions
Managers love to talk about having an open door policy but make sure that people understand that this does not mean they can interrupt you whenever it suits them. Have slots when your team can come to you to discuss issues and make sure people know when they are. With e-mails, set aside times in you day to deal with them. If it a real emergency someone will call you. You may also need quiet time to focus on a report or presentation. Divert your phone to someone else if you can or to voicemail.
Build in some space in your schedule
Things crop up that you did not expect or anticipate, so make provision for these in your schedule so that you can be flexible and responsive.
Ask for help if you are getting overloaded
We all have blind spots. If you are finding that you are getting overloaded and cannot seem to find a way through, ask for help. Merely sitting down with someone else and asking them to take a look at the challenges with you and help find solutions can get you back on track and delivering great results.
At the end of the day there is no magic solution but taking control is a powerful first step.
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