Encompassing skills that combine everything that your staff already excels at with additional attributes such as leadership, motivation and enhanced communication, being appointed as a manager is not an easy task.

1. Great Management Advice for New Team Leaders
Encompassing skills that combine everything that your staff already excels at with additional
attributes such as leadership, motivation and enhanced communication, being appointed as a
manager is not an easy task. Shahid Ahmed, Air21 co-founder started his business alongside
accounts manager Kumail Shariff, back in 2007 but now employs 25 technicians to help run
his call centre software company. In that time, he has gone from entrepreneur to successful
manager, and what follows are some tips that have helped in the past.
Stick to the Schedule
Organisation and management are synonymous, but it can be easy to forget the small but
important things while making sure you turn up on time to the regional meetings. For
instance, it is important to make time to reflect on recent events, consider what has worked
and what can be learned from what hasn’t. The Harvard Business Review even recommends
putting an hour away each week and dedicating it to self-reflection.
Prioritising tasks is essential to sticking to a set schedule, being able to multi-task is part of
being a successful manager, but the ones who rise to the top are those that are able to take a
value over volume approach. Instead of trying to do everything, it is best to focus on those
tasks that will have the biggest impact.
Learning and Leading by Example
A good manager is somebody who can set the standard that others will work hard to try and
emulate. For new managers, there is plenty to learn before they can set a good example, and
therefore it is important to take note of more established managers in the way that they
delegate and mentor other staff. It won’t be long before new team leaders realise that they
will not be able to take everything on at once, which is where they will find that having set a
good example will pay off.
After demonstrating what it means to be a good team player, new managers will be able to
delegate, safe in the knowledge that their staff will be able to follow their lead and carry out
the task effectively. A hallmark trait of a successful manager is one that is disposable – if the
business is still standing after taking a holiday for example, then they have managed their
staff well.
With more experience and time at the helm, it will not be long until a new team leader earns
their place as part of the management team. Former peers will respect them, follow them and
work to the best of their ability for them.