{"id":401,"date":"2012-11-21T11:44:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T08:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinsgroup.co.ke\/dolphins_training\/blogging\/?p=401"},"modified":"2012-11-21T11:44:50","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T08:44:50","slug":"worlds-simplest-management-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dolphinsgroup.co.ke\/dolphins_training\/blogging\/worlds-simplest-management-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s Simplest Management Secret…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Forget what you learned in those management books. There’s really only one way to ensure that everyone on your team excels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Management books have it all wrong. They all try to tell you how to manage “people.”<\/p>\n

It’s impossible to manage “people”; it’s only possible to manage individuals. And because individuals differ from one another, what works with one individual may not work with somebody else.<\/p>\n

Some individuals thrive on public praise; others feel uncomfortable when singled out.<\/p>\n

Some individuals are all about the money; others thrive on challenging assignments.<\/p>\n

Some individuals need mentoring; others find advice to be grating.<\/p>\n

The trick is to manage individuals the way that THEY want to be managed, rather than the way that YOU’d prefer to be managed.<\/p>\n

The only way to do this is to ASK.<\/p>\n

In your first (or next) meeting with each direct report ask:<\/p>\n