The 7 Things Great HR Managers Do Differently

Nothing compares to having a fantastic boss. More engaged, more productive, and overall happy workers are those who believe their managers are treating them fairly and effectively. The opposite is also true: workers who believe their manager isn't managing them properly don't usually perform as well and are more likely to leave their current firm. 

01-   Hiring smart

It's important to surround yourself with the appropriate people if you want to succeed in business. Great managers go above and beyond to make sure every new member of the team is the greatest potential candidate because they know how important it is to be able to trust and have confidence in their employees' skills to perform their tasks properly.

 

02-   Getting to know people

Great managers understand that getting to know their staff members personally can help them manage them more effectively. This includes learning about each employee's strengths and shortcomings, as well as what kind of management style they need. Knowing what makes their team members "tick" enables exceptional managers to plan and distribute tasks and projects to the people they know will perform them most effectively. For teams or departments that commonly operate in groups or pairs, this can be very significant.

  

03-   Setting a positive tone

Since attitudes are contagious, a manager's attitude or manner frequently has a big impact on the team. Great managers take additional care to keep their employees in the dark about any unfavorable feelings they may be experiencing about a certain project or job

01-   Keeping lines of communication

Any group's success depends on effective communication. When it comes to their jobs or working conditions, employees want to feel like they have a say. It's crucial that every employee feel at ease communicating openly and honestly with management. Excellent team leaders go above and above to ensure that members feel free to express any issues or concerns.

  

02-   Getting down in trenches

Every now and then, despite everyone's best efforts, things will go wrong in business; it is an inevitability. There is no shortage of potential issues: a crucial piece of production automation technology will malfunction; a key employee might call in sick on your busiest day; a significant customer will become irate over something. The great and the mediocre are genuinely separated in these periods of crises. Great managers will step in and work side by side with their staff to keep things going smoothly under these circumstances, quickly gaining the respect of their staff.

 

03-   Giving credit where it is needed

Employees also desire to feel valued by their employer, which is almost equally vital to having a voice. There isn't really a motivation to go above and above if no one notices and it doesn't seem to be having an impact. Excellent managers take the time to acknowledge and show their gratitude for their staff members, both individually and collectively.

01-   Standing by the team

Nobody enjoys being thrown under the bus, and doing so by a management to one of their staff members can feel especially betraying. Employees won't speak up or be inventive if they don't believe their management will support them; instead, they'll stick with the status quo. The trust of their employees allows great managers to assume responsibility for mistakes made by themselves or by those under their supervision (GandA Partners, 2015).

 

References

GandA Partners, 2015. The 7 Things Great Managers Do Differently. [Online]
Available at: https://www.gnapartners.com/
[Accessed 12 August 2023].