{"id":6855,"date":"2013-05-21T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arliemediadesign.com\/?p=6855"},"modified":"2025-03-29T08:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T08:16:23","slug":"being-a-best-practice-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/blogs\/being-a-best-practice-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a Best Practice Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Their recap posters summed up some of their key learning\u2019s but my top 3 favourites are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can\u2019t motivate anyone if you aren\u2019t motivated yourself \u2013 remember to demonstrate positive energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arliemediadesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pic-11-e1369147753403-250x157-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12916\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>One to one meetings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you want your people to enjoy their 1 to 1\u2019s with you and feel a real benefit for having them as a result \u2013 let them set the agenda and decide the frequency.&nbsp; It\u2019s their meeting after all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arliemediadesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bpm-pic-2-e1369147604366-248x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12919\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Give your people trust and ownership of their work through clear targets, then celebrate their successes and review their learning opportunities from what can be improved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arliemediadesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bpm-pic-3-e1369147692341-250x161-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12920\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The Happy manager<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What could you be doing more of around these three steps to become a best practice manager?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your staff were to score you out of 10 on these steps, which would be your lowest score and why? 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