Many think that being a boss is all about being bossy.
In general, people do tend to follow more readily no-nonsense bosses who give strong and direct orders, not hesitating to fire any employee who fails to deliver.
Actually, good and effective leadership is not just about bossiness. It is a balance of two important things: assertiveness and compassion.
While a leader needs to nurture the strengths of employees, he or she also has to get the company's tasks accomplished.
At times, these two -- nurturing and asserting — go against each other. While you want to give your employees space and liberty to flourish, you also have to rein them in, setting rules and standards that they have to comply with.
According to the Harvard Business Review, a compassionate leader assumes the best in others and determines the individual needs of his or her subordinates.
A kind leader listens and seeks to understand the characters of the different employees.
To be an effective leader, however, a person must balance compassion with good managing skills.
The business site Inc. listed some ways to develop one's managing skills:
(1) Don't do the dirty work
As a manager, it's not your job to do the dirty work. Designating tasks to your team and ensure that they will execute your plans for you.
Sometimes you may have special interest in a project. Indulging in a little dirty work would be fine. However, make sure that your personal involvement will not affect the productivity of your team.
(2) Be assertive
Everybody likes a 'goodie' boss. However, when you have to get things done, you have to be more assertive and straightforward.
Being unassertive might confuse your employees as to whether you are serious or not with your orders.
(3) Dream big
Starting small is fine especially if your employees are just new. However, if you want the quick road to success, you need a major plan for your team.
Don't just go for small, dream big!
(4) Be impatient
For many, time is an "enemy." With deadlines to meet and other time-bound projects to finish, time will always sway you to move faster.
Being impatient when under these stressful moments is crucial. If you want to get immediate results, be impatient in getting your team to deliver.
(5) Share your company goals
To motivate everyone, share with them your short and long term plans for the company. Don't keep the company vision to yourself.
Bring up the good things that will happens such as expansion in benefits once you hit certain targets.
(6) Do everything well
Make sure that everything is done right. If you assign someone to create a presentation, make sure that even the smallest details, even grammar and punctuation, are perfect.
Doing this will show that you do things with excellence.
(7) Make meetings productive
Sometimes, meetings are done just for the heck of it. To make meetings trully productive, set goals, assign specific tasks, and clarify roles.
This will make your team members accountable to their assignments, resulting in greater productivity.
(8) Eliminate troublemakers
As a team, your group should rely on each other to accomplish goals. If at least one team member makes things difficult for the group by not doing his job right, then eliminate him.
This will allow a better rapport between the team minus the trouble from the blacksheep member.
(9) Always be there for your team
While we all need rest, a boss always has to be there for his or her team.
You need to sacrifice and always be there – even though not physically – just to keep them motivated all the time. This applies even on weekends or during the night.
(10) Act like the company is publicly traded
When a company is publicly traded, everyone notices even the tiniest moves your company makes. Acting like a publicly-traded company ensures that everyone is aware of their tasks and responsibilities.
This will also instill discipline in everyone, boosting up work ethics. - Andrei Medina, VVP, GMA News
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