MANAGING PEOPLE IN YOUR WORKPLACE
AGUSTINA C. ALMACHAR
There’s no doubt that we all need to work or even harder to obtain and earn the essential needs of life. But an individual cannot accomplish anything without the help of others where companies, firm, and organizations are formed. Since each mind is unique and incomparable, an efficient leader is needed to direct, guide, supervise and help his/ her member to reach their aims. Employees and members also play an important role to work harmoniously with competence and hunger for success to produce work that reflect excellence. But what if your employees are hard to manage and deal with? Will you resign immediately or adapt and just strive harder?
As mentioned earlier, individuals have varied personalities and attitude needed to be managed individually also but there are some ways to generally guide them. According to Victor Lipman of Forbes Magazine, there are six tips for managing the ones who are hard to manage. First, accept that management is inherently complex and difficult job. Don’t fight it. Don’t waste time and valuable mental energy wishing it weren’t so. Recognize that frustrations and difficult situations go with the territory of management. Second, don’t avoid or bulldoze conflict, but deal with it directly and evenhandedly. Third, try to see things through the eyes of others. Easier said than done but here may be reasons why a certain person is hard to manage. Fourth, get help when you need to. This is an easy step, but often neglected. If you work in an organization of any size, help is everywhere. Fifth, set clear measurable job objectives so it’s a matter of fact, not debate, whether or not your employees have reached their performance targets. And last but not the least, think in terms of assets and liabilities. Does a problematic employee still add real value to the organization?
These tips are just some of the many way on how you would manage, supervise and lead your employees. Always remember that you should grow and strive for success along with the people you work with. Unity, cooperation and discipline should always be observed and done to work with peace and harmony. Remember that no one is a perfect leader or a perfect employee.
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The author is Head Teacher II at Rafael L. Lazatin Memorial High School Balibago, Angeles City.