How to optimize the capacity of middle management

If senior leadership is the brain, then the power and influence will lie in the role of middle management. If they can best optimize their capabilities, giving them the feeling of “always enthusiastic and excited”, the business will create a powerful army.

Many business owners are too busy with daily activities, sometimes want to take time to take their family on a trip or enjoy themselves with outside activities, but are not assured. Meanwhile, many business owners are rarely present at the office, but spend time establishing relationships, looking for personnel and planning business strategies for the company.

Why can they do that? The reason is simply because they have a strong middle management team that can execute the business or production plans they have entrusted. So, the question is, how should the middle management team be developed and what equipment should be provided for them to become a “powerful arm” for business owners?

First of all, thinking leadership is the first element that must equip the middle management team with the necessary skills. Because a person with a leadership mindset is a human leader, that is, someone who knows how to lead, connect, and inspire employees. For the role of a manager, which is a process manager, they will also know how to plan and execute the plan effectively. After having a proper and sufficient understanding of the leadership role, the next thing is to equip the middle management team with the skills and tools to do their best in their role such as:

Goal setting and planning skills:

Managers need to know how to set goals for the team based on the overall goals of the organization, then plan effective implementation according to the 6 right principles (right person, right job, right time, right position). in the right place, in the right way, with the right result) to achieve the output.

Communication and behavioral skills:

Once you have a specific goal and plan, communicating that goal to your subordinates is an extremely important factor for employees to understand and implement according to the plan. Good communication and behavior are also important skills for managers when interacting with superiors, departments and subordinates to have maximum support for their team.

Coaching and mentoring skills:

In the process of implementing the plan, the manager’s next job is to develop the employees’ capabilities to help them complete the assigned tasks well. At the same time, motivate and help employees improve their capacity by training, coaching, mentoring, mentoring.. In fact, no one trains employees more effectively than their direct boss. Because more than anyone else, the direct boss is the one who always stands by them and who understands their actual context best.

Skills to Motivate and Inspire:

No matter how talented an employee is, if they can’t find the excitement and motivation to work, they will not create good work results. Therefore, motivating employees, helping them keep the “fire” at work is an important factor to retain talented people, thereby improving the efficiency of the business and contributing to the sustainable development of the business. steady.
Compiled from Saigon Entrepreneurs