Up until two months ago, I had never managed anyone else.  Now I was in charge.

I was afraid I would worsen the mess the company was already in. Employees scrambled to respond to executives commands.  Nobody knew what was expected of them, they complained of not having the materials to do their jobs and they couldn’t get their bosses attention.

I could sense the danger our company was in.  Some talked of quitting.  To the amazement of all my friends, I was now in charge.

“Can she really manage the company?”  I heard an employees whisper.  “No way!”  John exclaimed.  “She’s never managed anyone before in her life.”

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Communicating with authority figures make many people nervous.  Your boss holds the power over your performance reviews, salary reviews, and future work assignments.  Don’t be intimidated by all that authority.  Your business communications can be improved.  You just need to understand your boss and what they expect from you when you do communicate.  You don’t have to be nervous if you keep these ten simple ideas in mind.

10 Considerations to Communicating with your Boss

1. Keep your boss informed. Your boss doesn’t like surprises.  If something bad has happened, its better they find out from you now then from someone else later.  If you want a better boss then keep them informed.

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If you’re typical of management, you’re probably thinking you already understand basic strategy.  You pick a market, define your customer, and develop methods to reach your customer.  Simple, right?

But Is Management Strategy That Simple?

No, it isn’t, and here’s why.  

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Human Resources is a dynamic subject.  Federal, state, and local labor-related laws and their interpretation are continually under review.  Generally, the review process for labor laws is through the courts, which have the jurisdiction to hear and decide on these cases.

Additionally, the very nature of a business itself, relative to its size and mission, will dictate the level of Human Resource Management and the structure and application of HR Policies & Procedures.

One thing every business has in common?

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In the first part of this article, we discussed Workplace Change and the Speed of Information. In part two, we complete our discussion with a look at information technology’s effect on Social Systems, Skills Displacement, and the Dynamics of Information Technology.

Social Systems

Questions in the information age have been surfacing, causing rifts in the social system of the organization. Changes in thought are occurring as part of the cultural transformation. Work groups are forming as workers move away from linear processing (assembly lines) and toward other models and dynamics, yet we are glued to the computer more. Social interaction as our parents and grandparents knew it is on the decline. Organizations will be forced to adopt changes in order to survive in the fast-paced information age.

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From its inception, information technology has been changing the way business is done. IT is changing the basis of business from labor and manual skills to knowledge management. The jobs required by information technology, as well as the technology itself, are changing the social system of your organization. Furthermore, information technology is key to a firm’s competitiveness — organizations that are unable to adapt to the rapid pace of technology change will not survive in the marketplace of the future.

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We’ve made some changes over the past month at Bizmanualz, most notably, providing additional articles for our readers. I hope you have enjoyed receiving more information on different aspects of business improvement.

Read the following articles to learn more about the importance of cash procedures to the daily activities of your company and on ways to create strategic growth for your organization.

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Our general topic this month is how to get procedures used. Most organizations put at least some effort into creating procedures. Shouldn’t they have a functional role in the organization? Isn’t it a wasted effort if they are just going to collect dust stuck in a binder sitting on a shelf, or if they languish in a file drawer and never see the light of day?

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Question of the month: How is diligent planning important for effective management?

In June, our articles covered topics like improving business ethics, learning operational assessment, creating effective management and maximizing departmental communication. All these are important ingredients for successful business management.

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What a year this was. A new policies and procedures manual. New training courses. And, most importantly, over 50 articles on various aspects of business management and process improvement. Our goal here at Bizmanualz is to help you streamline your processes and improve your business performance. If our articles help you achieve this in any way, we feel like we have succeeded.

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