This
week's tips, 4 through 6, are designed to help you become improve your
skills at planning, engaging and monitoring events within your
organization; three things that will ensure you are doing things in a
timely and cost-effective manner.
Tips 4 Through 6 For Increasing Your Management Productivity:
Tip #4: Address The Final Details. Following
step 3, it's time to put your best plan into action. To do so, think
about all aspects of implementing the plan, including the people
supplying you with the things you need to other resources needed. To
help you think beyond your own environment, ask yourself questions like:
- Have I scheduled and ordered the resources I need to help my team implement the plan for improving or streamlining processes?
- Have I adequately prepared and trained the employees who will work with changed processes and procedures?
- Does my staff have the equipment, software and tools they need? Are back-up items accessible?
- Have I created a budget and gotten approval for all costs?
- Has the purchasing department ordered what I need?
- Is the purchasing department aware of my delivery schedule and deadlines?
Tip #5: Launching The Plan.
When it's time to implement your plan, it will be comparable to
building a massive ship; the engineers know what does where and how it
all comes together. Remember, every group has its own goals.
Additionally,
you are the head engineer and you need to get others to see the bigger
picture. Although you cannot micro-manage every facet of the process,
you can need to review all the components on a daily, weekly or monthly
basis.
Tip #6: Your Staff Will Do Their Best Work If They Know Things Are Being Measured And/Or Monitored.
It is great to see things moving forward, but if you really want to
move the needle of your team's productivity, make sure they know what is
being monitored, measured and rewarded.
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Tip:
Do not wait to review people on a quarterly basis or you will find
yourself unable to correct things in a timely manner. Create and
maintain a timely and efficient means of tracking progress.