Hi there,
I hope your week has been bright and uplifting!
The other day I was reading a LinkedIn post where the author shared that they had asked their friends what was annoyed them about work and, the most common answer?
Yep, you’ve guessed it. Bad management.
She wrote, the most common annoyances were:
- Not actually managing anything
- Heavy micro-management
- Gate-keeping all the work for themselves
- Having no clue what projects are being worked on
- Not sticking up for the team
- Taking all the credit
- Giving god-awful feedback
- Not giving any feedback
- Giving good feedback 1-1 but bad feedback in reviews
The list goes on…
It’s hard enough being a good manager - let alone when you haven’t had any leadership training. And, if you think about it, it’s actually quite mind-blowing that you would make someone responsible for someone else’s career, livelihood and future with little more than some good craft-skills and a modicum of common sense!
I mean, let’s be brutally honest - most of us have a hard enough time managing our own lives, let alone someone else’s.
As ever, we’re here to help if you want to upskill your managers in understanding and managing themselves and others. Take a look at our management training programmes.
And now, on to all of our favourite parts of the week - my weekly TikTok!
This week, I’m looking at common poor communication styles: The Aggressor and The Avoider. Let’s be frank, none of us love tricky conversations. However, they are a necessary part of life - especially if you’re a manager. And, I promise, this TikTok will give you all the tips you need for hacking them!
Until next time, friends.
Cate x
Hi there,
I hope your week has been bright and uplifting!
The other day I was reading a LinkedIn post where the author shared that they had asked their friends what was annoyed them about work and, the most common answer?
Yep, you’ve guessed it. Bad management.
She wrote, the most common annoyances were:
- Not actually managing anything
- Heavy micro-management
- Gate-keeping all the work for themselves
- Having no clue what projects are being worked on
- Not sticking up for the team
- Taking all the credit
- Giving god-awful feedback
- Not giving any feedback
- Giving good feedback 1-1 but bad feedback in reviews
The list goes on…
It’s hard enough being a good manager - let alone when you haven’t had any leadership training. And, if you think about it, it’s actually quite mind-blowing that you would make someone responsible for someone else’s career, livelihood and future with little more than some good craft-skills and a modicum of common sense!
I mean, let’s be brutally honest - most of us have a hard enough time managing our own lives, let alone someone else’s.
As ever, we’re here to help if you want to upskill your managers in understanding and managing themselves and others. Take a look at our management training programmes.
And now, on to all of our favourite parts of the week - my weekly TikTok!
This week, I’m looking at common poor communication styles: The Aggressor and The Avoider. Let’s be frank, none of us love tricky conversations. However, they are a necessary part of life - especially if you’re a manager. And, I promise, this TikTok will give you all the tips you need for hacking them!
Until next time, friends.
Cate x
