If you’re a people manager and expect a one-size-fits-all model to elevate, support, and drive your team beyond their goals—stop right there. Let us first apologize on behalf of yourself to your team, who are likely frustrated, burned out, and perhaps even considering jumping ship. While everything else in the world seems to be broken down into recipes, processes, and playbooks—great management is the opposite of rigid and formulaic. Teams are as unique as the individuals that make them. The best managers understand that each member has different skills, expertise, opinions, wants, and needs—and works in a way to put each member in a position to excel, feel valued, and contribute.
Individualized management is exactly that—tailoring your management style to mesh with the personalities, preferences, and passions of everyone on your team. While one member of your team may be particularly extraverted—thriving from public acknowledgement—another member on your team may be introverted and prefer praise in a 1-on-1 setting. These differences, while slight, can make the difference between a healthy management relationship and team, and one that misses goals, becomes toxic, and leads to attrition.
By better understanding everyone on a team, managers can provide more flexibility, trust, and autonomy. Expectations are clear, goals are realistic, and you’ve built the right team for the job. Now, you must empower your team members to do what they do best. Likewise, you’ve got to open the doors to real-time feedback, listening, and most importantly, change facilitation. Your job is to advocate for your team members—ensuring they have the right things to get a task, project, or goal to completion.
Lackluster people management costs U.S. businesses over $1 trillion dollars (yes with a “T”) a year in lost productivity, absenteeism, and attrition. Most Americans, a shocking 65 percent, would rather have a new boss than a raise. So is individualized management worth the “extra investment?”
Absolutely! By tailoring your management style to match the preferences of your team members, you can expect to see higher productivity, better performance, and fewer missed goals. However, those aren’t the only benefits you can expect. By individualizing your management, you can also expect to see a higher sense of pride, bolstered comradery, and healthier professional relationships.
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Includes:
- OKR principles
- Formulas & scores
- OKR methodology
- Step-by-step guide
- Free OKR templates
- Common mistakes
08/04/2023
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