Dear steemians, as the year starts, we plan to achieve a lot of things, including improving our lives and our work and others things.
As managers in different works of life, often times we don’t really put ourselves in the shoes of those who work for us and as such, unintentionally, create a gap between.
In this write up, I will highlight the things some of us who are managers do that drive our employees crazy. Below are the things that most managers do that drive employees crazy:
1. Giving employees an assignment; most managers often times, will give one employee a task to complete. Forgetfully, he will assign the same task to another employee. The attitude is quite annoying to the employees and makes the first employee’s effort feel “less important” As a manager, it is advised that if possible, its much better to have a reminder where all the task given to different employees will be written so as to not double assign a task to different employees
2. Public criticism; Public criticism most a times is embarrassing. Criticizing an employee in the midst of other employees can be intimidating. And most managers are good at that. As a manager, if an employee needs to be criticized, it should be done in the spirit of constructive criticism.
3. Ignoring the efforts of the employees: gratitude they say is a virtue. Employees should be appreciated. They should be praised when they render a good job. Most managers don’t appreciate their employees efforts rather they get furious at any slightest mistake of the employee. Managers should know that appreciation is a form of motivation.
4. Withholding information employees needed to do their various jobs. Most managers thought that the employees don’t need some informations and as such hide it from the employees and thereby making the job kinda difficult for the employees.managers
5. Frequently changing plans; most managers are fond of changing plans or strategies of work for the employees and as makes the work of the employees ambitious. Some managers are also fond of assigning new tasks to the employee without prior knowledge.
6. They say "I support you guys!" but when it's time to stand up for their employees against a stupid company policy or executive edict, they don't do it. Thereby leaving the employee to suffer what comes the employees way.
7. They fret and stress about employee issues without addressing the issue directly with the employee. Some managers even go extra mile to report the employee to the HR without finding out what really happened. It is advisable to confront any employee before taking the case to the HR.
8. Forgetting the employees’ vacation dates. Some managers often times forget to approve the vacation date schedule of their employees and this makes the employees crazy.
9. Leaning on the goodwill of the employees. Some managers won’t inform their employees that they would work extra time prior. They would just while leaving for home tell to the employee “I need you to stay and finish up the report because it would be needed tomorrow morning”. Knowing fully well that the extra time the employee would work won’t be paid for.
10. Forgetting to say the magic word "Thank you!" Some mangers would never say a "thank you" to their employee no matter what they did for them and this makes employees feel as if they are not doing their best.
Dear steemians If any of the items on this list sound like things you have done in the past, now is a great time to become more aware of them -- and step up your leadership game!
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