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Easy Small Business HR 1
A Manager Is Only As Successful
As Their Most Challenged
Employee
Special Report From: EasySmallBusinessHR.com
A very wise person once told me that “A mother is only as happy
as her saddest child.”
If I were to apply this sentiment to the workplace, I would say
that “A manager is only as successful as their most challenged
employee.”
A surefire way to identify the best managers in an organization is
by taking a look at how well their employees are performing in
their jobs.
Yes, you can judge the quality of a manager’s leadership and
management style by how successful and engaged all of their
employees are at work.
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As a supervisor, you want to hire the best. You spend the time and
energy interviewing potential candidates, carefully checking
references and hiring, only to fall short when your employee is on
board.
Even the best, brightest, and most experienced employee cannot
succeed without your clear guidance, support, and leadership. This
is particularly true of new employees who are learning the culture
and politics of an organization.
The best managers take pride in ensuring that their new staff is
appropriately oriented to the workplace and office culture.
Successful managers make sure that all of their employees have the
workplace tools that they need to perform the job that is expected
of them.
Top supervisors insist on providing support and mentorship so that
their staff can excel. Most importantly, a true leader clearly
communicates their expectations to their employees instead of
expecting their employees to be mind readers.
These managers recognize that their success and the company’s
success is intertwined with how well their employees perform at
work.
So, if you are frustrated as a manager because you have an
employee who isn’t performing in their job at the level that you
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expected, take a look in the mirror. Then, take a step back, analyze
all aspects of the situation, and make sure that you have done
everything that you can as a leader to ensure that they have the
tools, support, and commitment from you to be successful.