How to Catch the Good Marketers Today

July 10, 2008

Being a manager, avoid monopolizing the job. Don’t micro-manage. You’re not running a one-man company. I’ve mentioned that you should determine what your co-workers’ weaknesses are. If problems arise, talk to them calmly. Trust your team. They’ve got brains, and know some things you don’t. Please don’t act as if you’re the King of the World, and that your staff is just there to wait for your orders. Otherwise, they might get resentful, and eventually quit the job.

However, this doesn’t mean that you have to consent to their whims or hang-ups. You are still the manager, and they are obligated to follow your rules. The bottomline is that you wouldn’t get the respect you rightfully deserve, if you do not give them the respect they too, need.

Your team has responsibilities, and so do you. Just because a task wasn’t assigned to you, it means it’s your problem anymore. It is still your problem, because you are directing your team towards the goal. You don’t just sit there and stare at the monitor for hours. You have to check your staff and see if they need anything. Obviously, they are part of your responsibility as a manager.

Be sympathetic. You don’t have to cry with someone who has just broken up with her fianc

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