From the course: Developing Your Team: A Guide for Production Supervisors and Managers
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Earn respect without acting like a bossy manager
From the course: Developing Your Team: A Guide for Production Supervisors and Managers
Earn respect without acting like a bossy manager
You might think that your title gives you authority and respect, those are things you actually have to earn with your team, and it doesn't happen overnight. It happens every single shift. Teams respond to leaders that listen, pitch in and keep it real. Not the ones trying to pull rank. Here's what respect looks like day to day from your team. You ask them something to do and they do it. Even more respect is when they start doing things that they think you might want them to do before you ask. The fastest way to earn the respect of your team is do the work with them. Show them how it's done. Not just to explain to them to do it, but to help them get through their shift easier. I own a restaurant. If I'm in here eating with friends and I see a plate that hasn't been cleared, I'm the first one to jump up and grab that plate. No work is above a manager or a leader, no matter what level you're at. Your team's trust in you will grow every shift. can also deteriorate that trust if you're not…
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