People management has drastically changed since earlier decades when the corporation was king and people were just workers to serve operational efficiency. The winning operational model today is mission, purpose and sustainability. Today, teams and team leaders are kings.
People who are working in organizations with purpose are much more likely to be promoters of their employers and managers. Not only do they come to work to do quality work, they are less likely to leave and go elsewhere for employment. If you are team leader, practicing these seven pillars of people management can help you and your team standout within any organization.
1. Vision and mission
In his book The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, Stephen Covey wrote, “Start with the end in mind.” What is it that you want? What is in it for others to follow you? There has to be something bigger than you that others can grasp and buy in too. Why does your organization exist? It is not to make money — that is a result. Workers today want to work for organizations that can show a purpose or cause. Google‘s mission, for example, is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Today Google dominates 75% of the U.S. online search market.
2. Goals
Everyone sets them in January. Whether it’s to lose weight or exceed your
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Published at Thu, 05 Apr 2018 04:00:00 +0000
