Power of responsibility 2011

POWER OF RESPONSIBILITY
Managers have crucial roles in an organization
in that they have to ensure operation is
conforming to the standards of the
organization. Managers are not only responsible
for delivering results through the team but
maintain the morale of the team they manage
as well.
Thus managers are not just channels for
organizational communication through
reporting or just task masters wielding power
rested with them by whipping or goading
subordinates.
Managers are truly bridges between the
management and the executives. They are the
catalyst for the growth of the organization by

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increasing employee productivity through deft

handling of people reporting to them.
This call for a very special disposition that does
not just limit to positional authority but
transcends to become a positive influence in
the work environ.
No doubt managers are for managing for
results. At the same time help people to reach
their goals. Help them feel better about
themselves. Catch them doing right, control
them (not condemn them) when they go wrong.
In short an influential leadership is what is
expected of them. That alone works in the
changed working environ of this high tech
communication age.
Thus a manager needs to walk his talk and be a
role model for subordinates. That alone
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commands respect and positively influences the

team to contribute better and better.

RESPONSIBILITY goes with authority. So

managers have to realize the power of
responsibility to make the best of them. In fact
responsibility is response ability.
There are four ways by which a manager can
respond to work environ and positively
influence the team for better results.
1. Be first on, last off, and add
extra value-
A manager needs to be the first person to
set the ball rolling. He must take the
initiative to infuse enthusiasm and provide
guidance and direction to team members.

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He must make himself available to them as

& when the team requires his assistance.
Equally the finishing touch for the task
should be from his end, meaning a final
check to ensure system is in place and
delivery is as earlier planned. He must take
responsibility for the outcome of the
activity and be answerable and
accountable. In fact he must attempt to
provide more than expected of him.
2. Never trade results for excuses-
An excuse is nothing more than a
justification or explanation for doing or not
doing something. Excuse comes handy only
for those who shirk responsibility. Excuse is

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something one lets go of easily with some

simple rationalization. The lesson is that if
one commits to something one should do it
even if it be a strain to the nerves.
In fact successful completion of a task
secrets feel good endorphins in the brain
that stimulates and strengthens a
personality.
What is personality anyway? It is a person’s
ability. Personal ability enhances with
responsibility. Thus a person’s sense of
worth and esteem soars high that paves
way for rewards and recognitions.

3. Solve problems in advance-

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According to PETER F DRUCKER, the

management guru, 80% of management
problems are communication problems.
True, by not properly communicating the
fact problems arise. In most of the
organizations it is fire fighting and not
prevention has become a habit. Of course
not all problems can be foreseen or
anticipated. Yet most of the problems can
be solved by resolving to focus on the task
on hand and taking time and care to mend
ways to achieve results than sitting over it.
Flexibility of approach than conformity to
convention is advisable.
4. Always make those around you
look good-
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Time has come to shift from `get the job

done’ approach to `let’s do what’s best’
attitude. People are basically good and
want to give their best. The distracting
factor to their output is the apathetical
attitude of superiors towards them. Being
insensitive to their needs tantamount to
sapping their enthusiasm for work. A good
manager makes his team feel good and
thus motivate them to contribute their
best for the organization. This can happen
if and only if they are treated as
respectable human beings and the manager
facilitates to restore their dignity of
labour. An atmosphere charged with
enthusiasm automatically increases
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productivity. People will be willing to

participate with greater cooperation and
team spirit. None of us is as smart as all of
us. So an effective manager makes
everyone feel good about one self and
stimulates to volunteer for extra load with
a willful heart than by coercion and threat.

By these four ways one can exhibit one’s

power of responsibility and reap the
rewards of glory.
`When you pray, pray as though
everything is dependent on GOD
When you work, work as though
everything is dependent on you’

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