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As a manager, one-on-one meetings with your team can be a powerful tool for driving productivity, fostering growth, and strengthening relationships. However, these meetings can often fall short of their true potential. In this article, we'll explore strategies to elevate the value and effectiveness of your one-on-one meetings, ensuring they become a valuable asset in your management toolkit.
Mastering the art of effective communication within an organisation can be daunting, especially for line managers, who are the connective tissue between leadership and front-line employees. Research has highlighted the vital role that line managers play in organisational culture, particularly in reinforcing or modifying organisational practices (Cheney, Christensen, Zorn, & Ganesh, 2011). Hence, it’s not just the C-suite that crafts the culture and steers the ship; line managers translate abstract strategies into day-to-day actions.
Imagine if you could skyrocket your productivity and open doors for career growth, all without the stress of endless late nights and looming deadlines. The secret weapon might just be effective delegation.
What does a better workday mean to you? For most people, it’s being able to get the job done. But as simple as this may seem, the 2022 Better Workday Survey shows that it’s not easy and impacts employee well-being.
I still remember my first job after college in 2007. My manager gave me a phone, a laptop, and a remote connection to work. They told me I could work from home sometimes if needed – that was the end of the advice. I would burn out due to excessive hours and weak boundaries within a year. Over the next 13 years, I worked between 1 and 4 days from home before switching to fully remote in 2020. In some roles, the setup allowed me to flourish. In others, it was a source of stress, loneliness, and disconnection from the workplace.
Stepping into the role of a first-time manager is an exhilarating experience, but let’s be honest—it comes with its fair share of challenges. Juggling a new workload and overseeing a team can feel overwhelming. Especially in organisations lacking adequate training and mentoring, the learning curve for a first-time manager can be pretty steep.