Managing Employees

I’m one of many informational sites that provide knowledge around managing employees.  I found these interesting and thought-provoking sites and thought they had something to offer you in your quest to being a great manager.

Extreme Leadership – Steve Farber
Steve is an expert of leadership development and his approach is to bring out the passion in your employees.  He is the author of “Radical Leap.”

Leading Blog…Build a Community of Leaders
Leadership is everybody’s business. It is for men, women and children. It is for families, business and communities. It is for you.   They do a good job in reviewing different books on leadership and change.

Wouldn’t it be great if we only had to do what we do best?  This may not be feasible for you, as you have varied responsibilities as a manager.  What you can do is focus your energies on your strengths when managing employees.

What are you best at?  When you are managing your employees, where do you feel most comfortable in interacting?   If you focus on your strengths, you will enhance your management skills and guide the performance and well-being of your employees.  

You job description states you need to manage employees….yet how much can you actually manage?   To lead effectively, you will need to focus your attention on what you can actually do.   So I ask…what performance or behavior can you manage with your employees.

Management and motivation are used together…a strong manager motivates the performance of an employee.  

What is the meaning of motivation?   (Merriam-Webster): 1 a : the act or process of motivating b : the condition of being motivated 2 : a motivating force, stimulus, or influence (as a drive or incentive).