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Post by melissacantrell on Jul 11, 2013 11:18:45 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
This is an article my boss would benefit from reading. He always praises us and says he knows how talented we all are and how much we can bring to the restaurant, but he never actually allows us to do so. Instead, he is an extreme micromanager, that voices to us decisions we already intended to make. Often times, we have better, fresher ideas than he does, but he never gives us a chance to show him or act on these ideas, because he is always there holding our hands, even through the simple things. He talks about how stressed out he is all the time, but if he would sit back and relax and let us do the jobs we were trained to do, he would have a much simpler job himself.
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Post by jacobthompson on Jul 12, 2013 14:23:39 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
Nice short article. Mills is basically saying, let people do their jobs, and you do yours. By allowing your employees freedom to do certain things on their own allows the company to grow and builds tremendous trust in the relationships. Also, it relieves you from many stresses that could otherwise slow you down. While it may be difficult sometimes, allow employees to mess up every once in a while. The benefits will definitely outweigh the costs of the mistakes.
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Post by jeff on Jul 14, 2013 22:48:18 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
This is another piece of the most important advice one can follow when starting a business: Pick a good team! Without good employees, productivity drops. And not just overall, but your personal production as well. When team members aren't that great, you as a boss have to spend more time doing their work that they can't handle. Pick a good team, and let them handle it, and you will get more done and do it better.
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Post by Michael Miller on Jul 18, 2013 8:06:11 GMT -6
I fully agree with this article. Unfortunately most companies I have worked for have not implemented this ideology. They will hire you for your experience and then turn right around and micromanage and try to explain things to you that you already understand. You hire a team to be just that, a team! Everyone can contribute and knows what they are doing, just get out of the way!
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Post by cmbrogan on Jul 18, 2013 11:22:02 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Worrying About What Other People Think
Fortunatley for me, this is never something I have worried about. Everyone will always have an opinion, but that doesnt make it right. If you are happy with yourself and your decisions in the words of Dr. Seuss "Those who matter wont mind and those that mind wont matter". You will never regret being your true authentic self.
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Post by hayleymcglothren on Jul 21, 2013 14:00:35 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
I agree with this idea. If you do not ever let go of the rope to see what your employees potential is, how will you know what they can or cannot handle. As a business owner or leader, you cannot be there every minute of every day. It's a good idea to give your employees some space and see just what they can handle. That way if you ever have to leave and give them responsibilities, you know what they are capable of handling with no guidance from you.
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Post by lydell on Jul 22, 2013 5:45:18 GMT -6
From an employee perspective, we feel valuable when our contributions not just help the company progress but also are recognized and awarded. Managers have to encourage their employees to actively participate and contribute, so the firm can experience the benefits that result from a team synergy, which will help the company succeed by retaining and developing human talent.If you try to do everything yourself and keep interrupting your employees while they are trying to do their job, you will become overwhelmed and lose the respect of your workers. Being a leader not only involves providing support but also fine tuning in the processes of their employees.
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Post by shebilemoine on Jul 23, 2013 17:49:12 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
If you are a leader in a business then you should do your job by leading people in the right direction. You need to do your job and let other people do their job. Give them a chance to do what is asked of them. If they fail then help them out. Never just do a persons job because you know how. Doing another persons job doesn't teach that person anything.
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Post by gabrielle on Jul 23, 2013 21:37:43 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
Helen Mills gives great advice on leading a team. It is important that you choose your team wisely and then give them all the tools that they need to succeed. She does not do their jobs for them, but is there as a guide. She answers their questions and points them in the right direction. Helen Mills says that there is so much knowledge that can be found in a team. If you give your team free reign to make decisions of their own- the combined knowledge power can make your business more profitable.
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Post by kcarson7 on Jul 24, 2013 9:27:52 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
Giving your employees the resources to do their job, and do it well, is one of the most important aspects of business. If you tell an employee to complete a task, but don't supply them with the proper resources to get it done, they will either do it improperly, or waste time trying to get the right resources. Your job, as a leader, is to provide them with these things, but not do the job for them.
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Post by kayminix on Jul 24, 2013 12:41:12 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
One great quality of being a leader is being able to hire the right people for each aspect of the job, and being able to step back and allow them to accomplish what they are supposed to do. You must be able to coach them accordingly but let them be responsible for the job they were hired for. Having the right people is key to being successful, they take the stress off of you, and can grow within the company.
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Post by briandavis1 on Jul 25, 2013 13:01:11 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs Its up to the manager or leader to make sure each employee is on task and remaining to do their job. Also a leaders has to remain calm and allow employees to work and the leaders can not take tasks from employees who are capable of handling the task.
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Post by csummers on Jul 27, 2013 21:53:05 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People’s Jobs
(I was excited by the title of this article and the possibility of emailing this to my managers. However, I found it was misleading as this is yet another article on the topic of micromanagers.)
As an employee I can say that I do appreciate the times when my supervisor has allowed me to do my work, trusting that I can complete the task at hand without interference. Unfortunately, this has not always been my experience, and once this occurs, it seems to only breed resentment and mistrust. I recognize I am also less productive as I dread the next time my work is to be reviewed merely to point out “misuse” of commas, or that a few of my Excel columns are not my supervisor’s preferred width.
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Post by brianbrewer on Jul 28, 2013 11:00:32 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Stop Doing Other People's Jobs
This article is another example of giving employees room and needed resources to accomplish a task. If a manager can create a proper team and give them the necessary resources to complete an assignment, the manager can step out of the equation and let the workers do work. It is important to be there for employees, but it is also important not to crowd and micromanage them as well.
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Post by mparrish on Jul 28, 2013 16:06:06 GMT -6
generally being a manager requires you to work really hard on managing other people, not doing their work for them. Learning to delegate is something you have to do effectively in order to manage more than a couple of people. You have to trust your employees to do the jobs you give them, or replace them. When a manager fails to do that, he gets bogged down in detail work and HIS responsibilities start slipping. At that point, you need to get a new manager.
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