How to Simplify your Management Style

We can use the term, "Less is more" to simplify our management style. Instead of empowering our staff to become more efficient and productive, we sometimes hinder them with too many rules, procedures, meetings and emails. Our goal should be to give employees clear direction and then get out of the way and let them do their jobs. The following tips will help you to simplify your management style: Keep your emails short, clear and concise. State what you want the other person to do in the first sentence. Provide crystal clear expectations and then fight the temptation to interfere; step in only as a last resort. Avoid issuing new rules and policies as a result of only one person's behaviour. Be decisive! Gather the information available to you, then make the decision. Work on simplifying your management style this week!