Thursday, August 1, 2013

Getting Into A New Career In Business Management

By Darrel Jefferson


When you graduate with your business management degree, it is easy to expect yourself to be a great manager. Although you should have learned principles that can help you become a better manager, there is still some experience that you may need to have to be a great manager.

First, you should make sure that you understand how you are going to be wise about the way that you lead the group of people you are managing. As a recent graduate with a degree in business management , you may get a manger position without having spent much time or even any time within a company.

When you are working in business administration it can be easy to avoid the truth or even lie. Although people may lie in business, you want to make sure that you are as honest as you can possibly be with your team and with your coworkers at all times.

While you are working as a consultant you will get to know a variety of industries. Not only will you get to work within the industry for a while, you will also get to observe how the people are interacting and try to decide if that specific industry is what you are interested in.

Second, when you are working in administration you should understand how important it is to develop the ability to delegate properly. As you are working on delegating it can be hard to relinquish control of the tasks that you have listed for yourself.

As you strive to set a good example, you should be well aware of your company's policies. Understanding the policies and making sure that they are incorporated in every part of your job and in your team's day to day life is very important.

Second, you should take the time to get to know your employees as well as is appropriate. Realize that they are people and that getting to know them as a person can help them feel more comfortable with you and with the team that they are on.

When you get to know your team, you may also find that you are able to problem solve with your team much more effectively. Problem solving with people that you know well can give you some insight as to why their opinions are the way that they are or why they are acting in a certain way.

Finally, don't underestimate the value of a sense of humor. You want to make sure that you are wise about the way that you handle stressful situations and that you are prepared to laugh about those things that are not going to have a drastic effect on your ability to do your job.

No matter what you choose, you will want to start looking for a career as early as possible. Throughout your time as a business major you should be preparing yourself to be able to find a job that is going to help you feel fulfilled and happy for many years to come.




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