The new manager will generally have a wealth of experience in the technical side of the role, and high performance here will have earned him or her promotion to manager or people supervisor. However, in all walks of life, the newly appointed supervisor will have less developed people management, communication and people skills. Whether the job is on the factory floor, a hospital, an office or a business, the new manager will have a technical background but will need to develop their people management and team building skills.

The objectives of people management

Identifying clear goals will help any manager begin to develop the competencies they need to manage people effectively. These objectives are:

1. To achieve through the results of others. Until now, the Manager has been responsible for his own performance and results. Now, you will be measured by the results of your team members. Success in people management is having team members who rise above the best of the best, and do so without the help of the Manager.

two. To Win Followers. The leader’s job is to earn the respect of the followers and show them the direction to follow. An effective people manager doesn’t want to be liked, but he does want to show respect and earn respect. Success is when team members trust that they have a captain of the ship who will keep them safe and build the high-performing team that will succeed.

3. To Build Personal Leadership. You cannot lead others if you cannot lead yourself. Before you were a Manager, you could be a loose cannon. Now you must control everything you do to make sure you earn the respect of others and motivate them to achieve their goals. Appreciate that your attitude and behavior will influence your team members, either positively or negatively. Use your behavior in a positive way to encourage others to improve and achieve.

Four. To Structure and Organize the Global Freight Effectively. Managing people involves knowing the strengths of your people and making sure you use those strengths effectively to achieve high results. That does not necessarily mean building a team of individual specialists, quite the contrary. Effective people management means building the right team to achieve your team goals. You may need to create flexible people who can take on the role of others, or a team that can brainstorm and solve problems in any aspect of the team’s workload. Begin with the end in mind. Identify what type of team you want and determine how you will train people and equipment to get there.

5. To build effective team processes. Team processes are the systems we use to enable the team to achieve its goals. How do we solve problems, address issues, generate new ideas, monitor work performance, or review how we’re working together as a team? Think in terms of process, since the solution to most work problems is to have the right process to deal with it. Success is when the team has an identifiable process that they can refer to to remove any blockages or implement any improvements. A high performing team will use this without the leader being present.

6. To build positive working relationships with senior management and other colleagues. Managing people involves not only managing your own people and yourself, but also managing your relationships with everyone. The Manager’s role is to be able to source resources for the Team and ensure that we work productively with other departments. Your team will want a leader who can influence and persuade others. A Manager must know what type of relationship is effective and will build positive working relationships with a network of people throughout the organization. Success is when everyone wants to do business with you and everyone else listens to your point of view.

7. Develop the habit of setting short-term goals to achieve long-term goals. An effective People Manager advances every week and every month. Those steps are identifiable goals, and those goals should be the foundation for future goals to be more attainable. Managers walk and talk about goals and goal achievement. The goals are motivational for the team members and for the Manager.

8. Celebrate success. Good people management is about recognizing milestones, goal achievements or individual progress, and celebrating them with the team. Life should be fun, and the best celebrations are small personal recognitions. A homemade cake is more powerful than a puny bonus! Managing people is about knowing people and knowing what will be rewarding for each one.