In this series of blogs, we pick up on the ideas from Richard Templar’s book: The Rules of Management (which was a sequel to his best seller The Rules of Work), We like his no nonsense style and the pragmatic approach to management.
Templar presents 100 rules, split between ‘Managing your Team’ and ‘Managing Yourself’. In the next couple of weeks we will present our top 10 rules from his list and explain why these are useful nuggets of information.
We like his observations of how tricky and demanding the manager role can be. “You are responsible for a bunch of people that you probably didn’t pick, may not like, might have nothing in common with and who perhaps won’t like you very much.”
Anyone who has been in a management position will know what this can be like and have experienced some of these concerns. But if we are to get the best out of our people and ourselves, we need to be conscious of how to build relationships, direct and guide people and make sure that business runs smoothly.
Management put simply is getting things done through others, and this requires teamwork. Teamwork requires people; people require direction and guidance; and direction comes from good management. That’s where your role comes in. See our earlier post on teamwork.
The rules are neither unique or particularly ground-breaking, but serve as an opportunity to reflect on how well you DO those things, not just how well you KNOW them.
We hope you enjoy them and the first one will follow tomorrow.
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