MANAGING PEOPLE FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE AT THE WORK PLACE

People management is an integral factor for effective and successful performance in any work environment.
People make up the human resources needed to do the job in a work place as such the ability of a leader to identify, harness and utilize the individual and collective skills of the people in an organization is a key requirement for the progress of the organization. The following are strategies for achieving this:




1. Set examples worthy of emulation: People pay more attention to the actions and lifestyle of their leader than the instructions and directives he gives.  For the staff to imbibe the qualities of diligence, integrity, transparency and consistency, a leader must exhibit these qualities and set the pace for others to follow. First show that you are a man or woman of integrity and discipline and in that way you will command the respect, loyalty and compliance of your subordinates when admonishing them.



2. Focus on Strengths: Every person whether great or small, tall or short, fat or thin have strengths which can be harnessed and utilized. These come in form of talents, abilities, gifts, potentials and skills. These strengths are fundamental to the overall development of the organization. No matter how competent or gifted a leader is he cannot do everything all by himself. He needs the input and support of the staff. This is where teamwork comes in and for a leader to succeed he must have this in mind; that the strength and support of the staff are vital for his success as a leader in the organization.





3. Encourage and Motivate: Encouragement and motivation can be viewed in different ways depending on the situation and time. A leader may not be able to meet all the welfare needs of his staff but he can attend to their needs in little ways that will prove his care, concern and sensitivity to their efforts and needs. It could be by identifying and commending them on areas of achievement, providing essential materials needed for work, identifying personal needs that require urgent attention and felicitating with them on occasions of celebration.



4. Identify weaknesses and proffer solutions: Every person possesses weakness just in the same way that every person has strengths. The presence of weaknesses does not imply failure but rather a need for improvement through personal and professional development. A leader can help his staff by identifying their weaknesses and proffering solutions on how they can improve and become better at work or in character. Focusing on the weakness of people without paying attention to their strengths will only create resentment and ultimately result in their withdrawal, non-challance and unfriendliness at the work place.





5. Communicate Effectively: Communication is what I call the back bone of any relationship or partnership. In an organizational set-up, communication fosters a bond between the superiors, colleagues and subordinates. In any organization, these 3 categories of people will always work as a team for the organization to advance forward. Therefore, it is important that good communication skills characterized by respect and mutual understanding be adopted by the leader to ensure that everyone is adequately carried along and that all are given equal opportunity to speak, contribute or make enquires at any given time.





The concept of leadership is best understood in the pattern adopted for making decisions and managing people. Leadership is a responsibility that requires the ability of the person in charge to influence and impact lives positively. The ability to manage people effectively while meeting the organizational goals and target is a function of the combination of the concept of influence and impact. To be a person of influence you must be a person of impact and both still anchors on the values and virtues upheld by the leader. These factors are necessary for the successful management of     people because organizational failure is always traced to leadership failure.







       By Stanley Chijioke Apugo



        Phone: 08037414138

        Email: stanleyapugo@yahoo.com

   

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