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Grandmas Management 101

So as I usually write about inner management, I wanted to move towards my other life as a manager in the "real world" Why because as you will see, as I write future blogs the similarities are amazing. 



Grandma’s Management 101
Life Lessons from the Kitchen



Keys to successful management and a successful life

When I began working for my grandmother back in the early 80”s my last thought was this is the beginning of my management career. Most kids don’t think of their first job as a stepping stone, It is usually the desire to have cash in hand that motivates 16 yr old’s to work. but as I sit here and remember all she taught me all I can do is smile.

Many decades later and that first job is a part of who I am. My biggest lesson from her, respect. Respect everyone, always respect the job your employees do, or attempt to do. Nothing will get you further in life than respect. She would say “there is no job that you are too good to do.” If you want to really move up in your career, you need to get down.  You must be willing to “get dirty”,  to get in the trenches with your employees. Not just get in but really “be willing” to get in. Your employees and well everyone you meet will be able to sense your authenticity. People have what I like to call a “Bull shit meter”. Some have a more accurate one than others but we all have one. So, if you are jumping in the trenches and thinking to yourself, this job is below me, then you might as well turn in your resignation.  You will have many difficulties not only attracting the right employees to fill those vacant positions but you will also be scratching your head as to why they keep quitting or slacking on the job.

Lesson two, never ask someone to do something you are not willing to do yourself. This is similar to respecting others but if you want your employees to respect you live by this. And if you can’t, find another job. Besides being willing to jump in the trenches, your employees need to know at some point you were “in” the trenches. They must know that you truly understand their point of view. You have to see the job they do from their side not just managements side.
Now this doesn’t mean you have to be working alongside your employees on a daily basis, but they have to know you will if need be. If you have not worked your way to the top by knowing each job you now manage you will have a much harder time earning their respect.  And respect is key to having a fully operable team.

Lesson three allow your employees to fail. There is great humility learned in failure. Even if you see the failure coming don’t jump in and take over. This can be a big lesson for you as a manager. The same way our children learn best when they fall after being told numerous times not to climb on the counters. The most important thing is to be there for them when they do, to be there to catch them before they hit. Anticipate the fall and guide the landing. Now depending on how hard they are going to hit you may want to step in but allow them to learn in some way.

One of the easiest ways to prevent failure is to constantly train. Be there on a regular basis to train while the job is being performed as well as regular training session on specific duties of the job.

 Be aware that new ideas and ways of doing a task are the future and be willing yourself to change. Listen to your employees and guide their ideas. If you are there you will greatly reduce the failure they experience.

I have learned many other lessons over the past thirty years of management and working in the trenches but Grandmas lessons are my foundation and I am eternally grateful to call her my first “boss”.

Ann Shacar

InnerSpirit Management,

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