Great Leadership: effectiveness and supporting people
What a time to be a manager, right?😅 From the pandemic to the hybrid workplace to economic uncertainty and layoffs — it seems like managers just cannot get a break. They need to meet expectations with fewer resources and still find the right balance between being effective and supporting their people.
To do that, they must adapt their leadership style and develop crucial soft skills to lead with empathy. Additionally, they must pay attention to employees' new expectations, including clarity, clear expectations, and development opportunities that align with their skills, career goals, and aspirations.
In this edition of The People Leaders newsletter, we’ll explore some of the best practices that organizations can use to improve manager effectiveness. We’ll also look at what great managers do to support their employees during uncertainty. Enjoy the reading!👋
🙋 Picked From Our Library
How can managers support employees during uncertainty (and beyond)?
Supporting your people involves more than just providing them with clarity and information. It also means guiding them to reach their full potential and pursue career paths that can fulfill them both as professionals and individuals.
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How to improve manager effectiveness in an economic downturn
Together with our contributor, Joe Mull, and with the help of insights from RedThread Research 2022, we look at the best practices and systems that can help managers in your organization improve their effectiveness.
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💡 Tips from HR Superstars
We hope that this new column has already become a habit for you and that it provides helpful tips from other HR peers, like yourself. In this edition, we've found useful advice from Gargi Banerjee, which you can find below.
Gargi Banerjee has over 15 years of experience when it comes to strategic HR and strong sectoral know-how in the Pharmaceuticals, Medical & FMCG industries.
She is currently heading the Talent Management, Learning and Organization Development function in Gulf Pharmaceuticals Industries with responsibility for leading the HR & organization transformation both domestically and internationally.
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💛 Hand-picked articles we loved
AIHR: Manager Effectiveness: 4 Ways HR Can Help Improve It
The article argues that one of the most important roles of HR departments is to ensure that leaders and people managers have all the resources necessary to do their job effectively. It also looks at the importance of manager effectiveness and how HR strategies can improve it. How do you support your managers?
Indeed: 8 Ways Supervisors Can Provide Support To Employees at Work
The author of this article explores 8 different approaches that can help managers provide the kind of support employees are looking for. One of them is "Keep yourself available". What do you think?
Josh Bersin: Leadership in a Time of Slower Growth
"I think a new breed of leadership is emerging: one that embraces the empathy forged by the pandemic coupled with pragmatic business operations demanded by this slowdown. Great CEOs of today have to figure out where to invest and where to cut back."
Forbes: The Seven Qualities That Make Great Managers So Effective
Instead of focusing on what great managers do to be effective, this post highlights the most important qualities of effective managers, or, in other words, how to be. What are your thoughts?
🌟 In the Spotlight
The "Most Inspiring Women in AI" award (The Recursive) is waiting for your vote
📣 Speaking about great leadership, we are excited to share with you that Raluca Apostol, CPO and co-founder at Nestor has been nominated by The Recursive publication in their awards category recognizing the Most Inspiring Women in AI.
Please vote in the poll below for our colleague, Raluca Apostol, and help us raise awareness for this initiative, which is an example of promoting diversity in the #TechIndustry and celebrating women who are shaping our communities.
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