Leading Your Parent Workforce
Whether parents themselves or not, the leaders in your organisation may well struggle when they find themselves managing others whose priorities are split between their children and families and their job/career. How will they encourage work focus, what will motivate a parent to dedicate more time to their career when this potentially risks less time with their family, does a parent employee have any additional or different rights that their managers should be aware of?
What separates a good leader from a great leader is their ability to draw out the best from those they lead. To achieve this, managers need to understand the mindset of the individuals within their teams.
NineteenMinutes provides Workshops and Coaching to help your leaders understand the complex responsibilities and priorities of those who split their time between home and office. For non-parent leaders this is a huge leap in imagination, but even those who have children need to appreciate the very individual demands of the family lives of those they manage.
The skills that we share are reminders of basic management training to get the best from your staff. Empathise, listen, show an interest, be flexible to individual circumstances, and understand the emotional and physical drains of parenthood. Improved communication and empathy throughout your organisation will inevitably lead to happier, more informed parents and managers, raised morale, increased productivity and better staff retention. |
