We all have had the nightmare of an overly attentive boss at one time or another. This is the kind of boss that seems to take an over-interest in everything you do, or forces themselves in on your tasks to perform the job ‘properly’. They are the boss less concerned with teaching and more concerned with expressing their pedantic need for management in all corners. In other words, they are stifling.
However, as a boss yourself, you needn’t come across as this overbearing to have a negative impact on your team. It can be the smallest things. Sometimes, overmanagement can be a real problem, or failing to provide the team with the resources they need while overabundantly investing in incomplete systems that have no effect. Getting out of your team’s way from time to time can be important, and you don’t have to live as an invisible figure in your office in order to achieve that.
Why this is important, and how to achieve that state, is the subject of this post. Without further ado, let us begin:
Flawless IT
In 2020, IT problems can seem like a thing of the past, in that we cannot believe how and why they are present. Ensuring that your team never have to wait for shoddy systems to restart, or for extra cloud storage functionality, or for their conferencing equipment to work well is important. With IT support at your service, you can ensure all of this is taken care of, and that it’s best maintained under the considered lens of digital security. That sounds like a great place to start.
Comprehensive Yet Brief Meetings
Most office workers are all-too-familiar with the difficulties of attending meetings in which nothing seems to get done. This can be a demotivating force, and often leave your staff members wondering just why they attend in the first place. Carefully designing your meetings so that they are brief, everyone has their input, and issues are tackled with care is important. Then, more open, collaborative meetings can be scheduled for when they really need to take place. One thing lockdown has taught us is the value of online team meetings also, and so implementing this as the norm can save time and energy for all involved.
Regular Reviews
Instead of looking over the work of your staff, literally bearing over their shoulder, it can be better to regularly review work as appropriate. With shared field in a shared cloud folder, you can more easily inspect your staff’s work or find important files without having to intrude on their capacities for development. With deadline projects you can also see submitted work, or attend to reports in real-time without having to bring people in your office. In other words, effectively using tech in the best possible manner can help you move forward and dispel much of the interpersonal annoyance that may otherwise occur. Of course, we shouldn’t be afraid of interacting with our staff, but this can be one of many tools that helps take the artifice out of that.
With this advice, we hope you can easily get out of your team’s way for the better.
