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Good Management Advice Sep 07 2010
"And masters, treat your servants considerately. Be fair with them. Don't forget for a minute that you, too, serve a Master - God in heaven." - Colossians 4:1
God has high expectations for those in leadership roles. He demands that you treat your workers with "justice and fairness." Obviously, this scripture is referring to masters and slaves. While the concept of slavery is abhorrent to us today, God's idea of fairness in leadership is good. Here are a few ideas of how you can manage others in a way that helps you meet those expectations.
* Be sure your employees clearly understand your mission. They can't contribute to reaching your goal if they don't know where you are headed.
* The employee needs to be very clear on their responsibilities and expectations and how their role fits into the overall mission.
* Empower your employees so that they can actually accomplish the mission you have given them. Remember this formula: Responsibility = Authority. You are responsible for everything over which you have authority; likewise, you must have authority over everything for which you are responsible, while answering to your supervisor.
* If an employee is failing, make sure you have provided all the tools necessary to succeed.
* Hold them accountable, but focus that accountability on results rather than procedure. Focus on the goal, not the minutia.
* Publicly affirm your employees when they do things right; privately reprimand when they have fallen short. Be honest in your healthy evaluation, which helps employees be honest in self-evaluation. This way, the employees always know where they stand and how they are doing.
* Be sure those under you know that you care more about their success than your own.
Now, those are very basic things, but they can enhance the sense of justice and fairness in the workplace and will motivate your employees to help you all reach important goals. Most of all, remember we have to answer to God for how we lead those entrusted to us. (By the way, Jesus is the greatest example of this, through His servant leadership.)
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Yes, report it NevermindWhen I was in buisness for myself, I never asked my men to do anything that I wouldn't do. I usually was already in the middle of the task when I asked for their help. I still believe we lead better by example than we do demanding. I wish our government would learn this.
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Yes, report it NevermindThere is a show on tv called Undercover Boss. The head of a company goes undercover and works at his company in a regular everyday position. In this way he sees things from the viewpoint of the employee and can make changes that will benefit them. Because of this, I like to watch it. It's a reality check for the boss.r
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Yes, report it NevermindI feel that this also means, slaves to sin, and we should feel convicted to help those who are addicted, obsessed and compulsive.