- Line managers have a huge part to play in employee engagement - be engaged to encourage engagement
- Empower the team and individuals by giving clear objectives and encouragement
- Recognise good work or extra effort, give feedback and take responsibility
For your employees to be productive, motivated and loyal, it is vital that the line manager is engaged and knows how to lead a team. Doug Shaw shares his top ten tips on how to be a successful manager.
1. Create the 'right' culture. Pretty much everything you do as a manager impacts the culture. Two important aspects are contact and communications. Make sure that contact and comms are regular, concise, relevant and meaningful. As well as face-to-face, one-to-ones and meetings, use technology e.g. MS Communicator. The important thing is to have contact; it doesn’t always have to be face-to-face.