As a good manager you do not have to know everything. No one knows everything except Allah (SWT). All you have to do is to manage the resources available the best possible way in order to achieve the best possible results. I was listening to someone talk, she went to the manager to get something signed. He actually did not know what to do so he asked for her advise. She said she felt so irritated, however she told him what to do. The manager was new. A manager should understand a business but does not have to know everything. A good manager must be willing to learn from subordinates in other words he did a good thing by asking. Just because an individual is a subordinate does not mean they won't know something you do not know. A manager is part of a team, yes you are leading the team, your main goal is manage resources efficiently and effectively (which include human resources) in order to achieve great results.
Someone once said to me that if people's expectation of him are high then he won't be able to deliver results, however if they know little about him and they are not expecting so much from him then he will deliver results. I guess it is a psychological thing. As a result, this makes him shy away from some positions. Thus, when he has a need to prove himself he fumbles. When you walk into an office, you shouldn't have a need to prove yourself even if their expectations are high, just make sure you do an excellent job and that's it. Everyone should adopt that principle do not go into business with the aim of proving yourself that way you are never reluctant to ask questions when you do not know.
I observed a senior colleague enlighten a junior colleague about something. Just for the junior colleague to respond by saying "so many years of experience". Maybe he was trying to brush what he said off or just saying he knows more because he has more experience ( Allah knows best what is in the heart of man). People that have more experience will always know more about the business, however, a person with a lesser experience can still know some things a manager does not know. A good manager should not brush something off if the point sounds good just because he/she did not think of it.
A manager that does not ask for the inputs of subordinates might end up running down the business. Employees are motivated when their contributions are taken into consideration.
Make sure your business is halal. Everything happens according to the will of Allah. Everything should be done deliberately for the sake of Allah. Part of doing something for the sake of Allah is hoping for a reward from Him (in this life and the life after death).
Halal means anything lawful Islamically.
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