A great manager is important for every place of business. They can make the working environment more fun, more productive, and create a positive atmosphere for everybody. A great manager will also be more productive for a company and be more frugal to help a company save money. There is a delicate balance in business that a great manager will know how to handle. I will give you some tips on how you can be a great manager.
1. First a good manager has to understand a simple concept. This concept is to make as much money for a company as he or she can. This means that all personal agenda's must stop, drama must stop, and office gossip must stop. This means that productivity, money savings, and proper placement and amount of employees is key.
2. Be a reasonable, fair, but strict manager. If somebody routinely shows up late, let them know in private. If they continue, write them a warning. If they still continue, fire them. If somebody is an office gossip, let them know it is not appropriate at work, and that they are wasting company time, money, and morals on gossip. Save the soap operas for TV.
3. Keep all of your employees motivated with money. Have bonus programs for stuff, pay for performance benefits, and prizes of reason. Remember that MONEY TALKS, and people could care less about winning dumb prizes. Gift cards to chain restaurants or large stores are a good idea.
4. Save money for your company in any way you possibly can. Send people home if you are slow, get the best prices on company consumables, buy in bulk, cut electric bills, and get discounts on office furniture.
5. Reward employees with money. Remember, they are there for money! If they are a great fast productive employee make note of it on their pay check. Positive verbal encouragement is nice and all, but again, money talks.
6. Frequent small raises can be nice as well accompanied with step 5. If your employee did a fantastic job that day, let them know, and give them a small reward of a nickel more an hour on their pay check. Tell them that you know its small and this isn't a formal raise, but its a way of saying "thank you". This will encourage even better performance and more profitability for a company.
7. Take office polls for events like Christmas parties vs. bonuses. Formal Christmas parties are wonderful and all, and some bosses think that it brings office morale up, but most people during the holidays would rather have a larger bonus. So add up the costs of how much each employee and their spouse would cost for food, building rentals, and decorations. Take a poll "Would you rather have a formal Christmas party or $150 more on your bonus". Nothing brings out more morale than a fat paycheck or bonus
8. Discuss large purchases with other bosses or owners. Make sure that they 100% suit the company and will help with greater productivity.
9. Office meetings should be left short and to the point. Games for morale at office meetings are frankly immature and test the patience of full grown adult employees. Remember, they want to make money.
10. Always encourage your employees to do their best. Let them know that their performance is always watched because you want to reward good workers with good money. It's a win-win situation.
11. In the event of large office drama, bring everybody together and tell them directly "Look we are here to make money and we all didn't get out of bed this morning for fun. Drama is for children. It will stop now or we'll have to take actions against those spreading gossip and rumors. Now I want to get back to making money, how about you?" In other words, always emphasize that good business and earning money is the goal.
12. Most of all a manager should know that their position is that of authority. Not authority to be bossy, but the authority to make money. Their position and "rank" as a boss is as high as their money productions and savings for the company is. This is not a position of authority, rather a position to see how much they can make for a company.
13. Take office polls on benefits versus more pay. Sometimes people really do not want medical insurance through a company because they can find it from a personal provider better. Always take polls and votes from employees. This will make the office feel more democratic rather than a dictatorship.
14. Twice a year, take full blown suggestions from employees on how the company can improve itself. You can make this anonymous or not. A lot of times, employees remain silent on subjects like this because they are scared of overstepping their ground.
