Managing a people department nationally in Australia is a challenging task. Especially when there are people in management roles who you’ve never met, don’t know their background or their perception on life, business and managing people.
What a GREAT environment to be in as an HR Manager. So many great opportunities to make your mark.
Because Australia is so vast and we have offices in locations that are not national centres (read: hard to get to on a regular basis) we have to do a lot of development remotely. Bring on free technology!
But we must crawl before we walk so I asked my team, “What would be THE 10 things a manager should do in their first 3 months?”
Their responses were great and I provided one list below. Some responses are brief, some are more verbose but, as a list for any manager, they are a good start.
1. Set clear expectations/goals
2. Identify & discuss learning & development needs of staff
3. Mentor
4. Promote creativity
5. Talk about people’s strengths within team
6. Manage by excellence, lead by example
7. Offer feedback
8. Recognise desired behaviours, give praise and celebrate success
9. Engage a culture of participation
10. Delegate/Empower staff
What do you think?
What would be your Top 10?
