Organisation and Management

  

The best managers are well-organised.

 

While it’s true that we are all constantly seeking the perfect way to “take charge of our days” or “get super organised”, it is possible to easily improve your ability to be organised within your management role. 

 

Let’s take a look at why organisational skills matter, the effect they can have, and how you can begin improving your skills fast.

 

What are Management Organisational Skills?

 

The organisational skills common to almost every kind of management role include:

 

·      Time management: making the best use of your working hours.

·      Task prioritisation: knowing which tasks to select when your to-do list is unruly.

·      Delegation: understanding which tasks to allocate to which team members for best results.

·      Efficient communication: getting your message across clearly and concisely.

·      Goal setting: being able to set realistic short, medium, and long-term goals for you and for your team.

 

 

How does organisation support your management role?

 

When you glance through the list above, it may become very clear why mastering these skills will have a transformational effect upon your role.

 

To further explain, here are some of the pitfalls you can avoid and benefits you’ll gain by improving these key skills:

 

·      Time management:

Understand how to make the most of your day. Learn how to say “no” to unreasonable demands on your time. Find ways to stick to your to-do list.

·      Task prioritisation:

Avoid getting lost in huge task lists, where key action items can get lost among lower priority jobs.

Learn how to select the tasks that will bring the most value for your time.

·      Delegation:

Steer clear of the trap of trying to do it all yourself.

Build stronger team relationships by knowing who does what best. Instil confidence in team members by entrusting them with key tasks.

·      Efficient communication skills:

Be understood easily. Know how to actively listen and question to get the information you need quickly.

To build on this, create a culture of clear, effective communication throughout your team.

·      Goal setting:

Get a handle on forward planning for your team or department. Know how to create valuable goals that can be achieved.

 

 

How can you get management organisational skills?

 

Attending training is the perfect way to create a strong core organisational skill-set.

 

We recommend a management courses like our 2-day Management Skills, which has a module specifically dedicated to organisational skills for managers.

 

All of the capabilities above are covered here, along with a focused module on communication and assertiveness.

 

Training gives you:

 

·      A set of trusted, reliable organisational skills

·      The benefit of guidance from an experienced management trainer

·      New perspectives and ideas from other participants

 

The combination of these benefits and the confidence you’ll gain from the practical style of this course enables you to return to work, ready to get even more organised and efficient than before.

 

Keep Learning and Improving

 

Once you have your core skill-set, you can begin perfecting your organisational skills.

 

To be truly efficient, you’ll need to continually review what’s working and look for ways to improve.

 

However, no effort is ever wasted here. Once you begin learning how to be more organised in your management role, you’ll start to reap the benefits.