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Hi All
For those of you who are, or have in the past, managed a team of QHSE managers, have you any tips as to what is paramount to a good manager in our field of work?
I am due to interview for a role of this type, and have some experience managing a team in the past, but, with part of the interview being a presentation on the subject, I am finding it difficult to put it down into writing.....
Any help would be much appreciated...
Thanks
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sorry to sound negative, but if you are unable to write down what makes a good manager in these circumstances are you really the right person for the job?
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No one is born a manager...there is a learning process.
I suggest regular team meetings and one to ones to keep in touch and assist where necessary is paramount in ensuring a cohesive team. Agreeing tasks and objectives whilst monitoring them to ensure deadlines are met. I'm sure some others will come up with some constructive advice.
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Ray is correct you learn as you go. I currently have a large team across 4 businesses. Pm me?
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A good Manager must know how to get the best from his people. Must be able to mentor, guide, support, develop etc.
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If you have the time, I would check out David Marquet's book "turn the ship around". and or a couple of youtube clips of Marquet in action.
Leader-follower rather than manager-managed. Leadership is not about how many people work for you but how many people you work for.
Good luck with the interview,
Paul.
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Hi there
In my experience successful Safety Managers need to be highly resiliant, endlessly positive and able to engage and LISTEN to people, both in their team and within their company. Clearly there's the normal organisational skills needed, ability to cope under pressure, work to very tight deadlines and don't be afraid of letting your passion for safety show. You need to challenge senior managers and the Board in a top level role and someone in this group of people will appreciate a person with the courage to put forward their own opinion and new ideas.
Best of luck!
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Loads of stuff out there - JFGI - most stuff nowadays though focus on Managers v Leaders (you get a lot of those irritating poster things on LinkedIn)'the difference between a 'Manager' and a 'Leader'.
I find there are times for both - everyone is different and responds to different motivation at different times in their life - you need to get to know your team as much as anything else.
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Thanks All
Some great replies here (apart from the one weird initial response). My role becomes very isolated at present so it is brilliant to have so many helpful people on this forum to bounce ideas off of.
Although I have my own ideas of what makes a good manager, it is also good to see the replies on here in order to reflect and see "am I already doing this?" And, is there some points that I would like to use/incorporate in my management style.
I am very much in agree with the leader over manager sentiment, and will also take a look at the suggested reading material.
Sometimes, its hard to articulate your thoughts on a PPP, but, with the help above, I feel more confident in my interview PPP.
Thanks All!!!
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jarsmith83 wrote:Thanks All
Some great replies here (apart from the one weird initial response). My role becomes very isolated at present so it is brilliant to have so many helpful people on this forum to bounce ideas off of.
Although I have my own ideas of what makes a good manager, it is also good to see the replies on here in order to reflect and see "am I already doing this?" And, is there some points that I would like to use/incorporate in my management style.
I am very much in agree with the leader over manager sentiment, and will also take a look at the suggested reading material.
Sometimes, its hard to articulate your thoughts on a PPP, but, with the help above, I feel more confident in my interview PPP.
Thanks All!!! Why was my post weird? You said you were applying for a Managers position but werent sure what makes a good Manager. I thought that was weird. I thought my point was quite valid.
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