{"id":18032,"date":"2019-02-20T21:35:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T18:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=18032"},"modified":"2019-02-20T22:06:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T19:06:32","slug":"do-you-treat-your-employees-as-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/do-you-treat-your-employees-as-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Treat Your Employees Like Children? 3 Signs to Watch for and How to Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1200\/1*h5BeCxqe2zY3HHQk-0ry7Q.jpeg\" alt=\"\u00d9\u0086\u00d8\u00aa\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a9 \u00d8\u00a8\u00d8\u00ad\u00d8\u00ab \u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084\u00d8\u00b5\u00d9\u0088\u00d8\u00b1 \u00d8\u00b9\u00d9\u0086 \u00e2\u0080\u00aaDo you treat your employees as children\u00e2\u0080\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u008f\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0627<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">A successful manager is always working to improve their approach and skills in dealing with their team members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/team-leadership-techniques\/\">Team<\/a>, so that harmony can grow <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">among team members and boosting productivity. The team succeeds, led by a manager who knows how to guide its members toward those results.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">And if you\u2019re a well-intentioned manager, you genuinely want to help your team thrive (unlike terrible bosses who love the title and position, but\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> (not interested in the actual work of management).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">But sometimes, being in charge of a group of employees can make you feel like a babysitter, with your employees seeming like people who just need to stay <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">alive and happy during working hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0648\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u064a\u0646\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0643 \u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u064a\u060c \u0641\u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u062f\u0629 \u062a\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0648\u062d \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u062b\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0648\u062a\u0633\u0639 \u0633\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u064b\u0627 \u060c \u0623\u0646\u062a &#8220;\u0645\u0633\u0624\u0648\u0644&#8221; \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0645\u060c \u0623\u0646\u062a \u0645\u0646 \u064a\u0642\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u062a\u0634\u0643\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0639\u062f\u060c <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0648\u0647\u0645 \u064a\u0642\u0627\u0648\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u062a\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0639\u062f. \u0623\u0646\u062a \u062a\u0643\u0627\u0641\u0626\u0647\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0648\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u062f\u060c \u0648\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0645\u0627 \u064a\u062a\u0635\u0631\u0641\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0634\u0643\u0644 \u0633\u064a\u0626 \u060c \u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u062d\u0644 \u0634\u062e\u0635 \u0622\u062e\u0631 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0643\u0644\u0629&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">And while it\u2019s good to be an engaged, empathetic manager who communicates with employees, your direct reports aren\u2019t children, and you\u2019re not a babysitter <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">So, how can you tell whether you\u2019re leading your team or babysitting them?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>Here are three signs that reveal the difference:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>1. A babysitter lets them do whatever they want as long as they don\u2019t break anything:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0642\u062f \u062a\u0631\u063a\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u0639\u062a\u0628\u0631\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0638\u0641\u064a\u0646 &#8220;\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064b\u0627 \u0631\u0627\u0626\u0639\u064b\u0627&#8221;\u060c \u0648\u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0647\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u0641\u0631\u0642 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u062d\u0628\u0648\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0631\u0645\u064b\u0627.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If you find yourself letting work go unchecked, allowing your team to perform below expectations or show up unprepared, or ignoring questionable behavior, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">you\u2019re babysitting your team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>The manager sets clear, specific expectations<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Sometimes you have to be the bad guy. Just as you need to understand your team\u2019s needs as employees, they also need to understand you and deal with you as their manager. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">That means being clear about what you expect them to handle and when you need to step in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If a team member keeps bringing things to your attention that the team can handle on its own, tell them. And if they leave you out of conversations that need your input, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">tell them that too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The point is, it\u2019s not a good idea to expect others to read your mind. Worse still, you may be unable to express your thoughts or feelings when you should <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">have stepped in and handled things differently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>2- The babysitter wants to solve all the problems as quickly as possible:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You may be slipping into a babysitter role with your employees when you jump in to solve problems for your team as quickly as possible\u2014just as you would with children when <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">you pick them up when they fall or soothe them when they start crying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You may think you\u2019re doing your employees a favor by cleaning up the messes they make, but in reality, you\u2019re hurting both them and yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0631 \u064a\u0633\u0623\u0644\u060c &#8220;\u0645\u0627 \u062e\u0637\u062a\u0643\u061f&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It can be tempting to step in and solve an employee\u2019s problems, but it isn\u2019t always necessary. You can save time and effort and help your employees become more proactive by <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0637\u0631\u062d \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0624\u0627\u0644: &#8220;\u0625\u0630\u0646\u060c \u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u062e\u0637\u062a\u0643\u061f&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Give your team the opportunity to work through their own conflicts and find answers independently. If you have less experienced employees, guide them through <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The process of solving problems without telling them what you think they should do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Asking this simple question gets the conversation started, so you can find out what the employee is thinking. Then you can gather more information <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">or offer feedback as needed to resolve the problem as effectively as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>3- The babysitter always praises their employees:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Who doesn\u2019t love giving positive feedback? However, handing out free praise and compliments leaves no room for your employees to expand their skills and develop themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In fact, constant praise can give team members the false impression that they never make mistakes, encouraging them to keep working at the same<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0648\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u064a\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0627\u0646 &#8211; \u0644\u0644\u062d\u0641\u0627\u0638 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0634\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0631\u0629-\u00a0 \u0628\u062f\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0627\u0637\u0631\u0629. \u0648\u0633\u064a\u0628\u062f\u0623 \u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0643 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0645\u0627\u062f \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0641 \u0641\u064a \u0638\u0647\u0631\u0647 \u0644\u062a\u0644\u0642\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mistakes\u2014and relying on you to solve the difficult problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong>A manager encourages accountability.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The best way to encourage your team to work independently is to give them the authority to act on their own. This shows that you trust them to use their professional expertise to do<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> what you\u2019ve asked them to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">A good manager develops employees\u2019 skills and strengths by delegating tasks and giving them opportunities to push their limits. And when an employee struggles,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> a good manager supports them as they work to get back on track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f \u064a\u062c\u0628 \u062a\u0630\u0643\u0631\u0647 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u0643\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645 \u062a\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0642\u0627\u062a \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0631\u0629 \u0644\u0645\u0648\u0638\u0641\u064a\u0643- \u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621\u0629 \u0648\u0625\u064a\u062c\u0627\u0628\u064a\u0629 &#8211; \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u0633\u0627\u0633 \u062b\u0627\u0628\u062a. \u0628\u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629\u060c \u0641\u0647\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u062f\u0627\u0626\u0645\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u0631\u0635\u0629 \u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0642\u0634\u0629 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; 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