How Effective People Management Drives Better Business Results

How Effective People Management Drives Better Business Results

Today's leaders and managers are navigating an incredibly long list of responsibilities including: 

  • Adapting to the needs of a multigenerational workforce 

  • Supporting employee well-being 

  • Orchestrating effective ways of working across geos and hybrid work settings 

  • Navigating the promise and challenge of AI

  • Providing line-of-site to organizational strategy 

  • Developing and nurturing talent 

Given these complexities, we believe leading and managing people goes well beyond a role title. It's a daily, weekly, quarterly practice and today's managers need surround-sound support to be effective. What does this 'surround sound' support look like?

  • Equipping managers with baseline needs like clear expectations and training and development

  • Empowerment so they can lead with conviction and agency

  • Feedback, coaching, and mentorship so they can up their game

We explore these complexities and how managers are the 'pivot point' for success in our eBook – “Six Realities Transforming Business: Is Your Organization Future Ready?” – It includes strategies on how to adapt to current realities and prepare your leaders for what's ahead.

Interested in learning more? I'd love to connect. 

Sincerely,

Mara Mintz

Senior Management Consultant

[email protected]


Realities Impacting The People Side of Business and How Leaders Should Respond

If you’d prefer the ebook in an easy-to-listen format, check out our webinar where we discuss workplace shifts affecting people managers and effective strategies for future success.

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On-Demand Info Session: Bess Boss™ Development Program

Are you looking for ways to develop great people leaders within your organization? In this info session, we share details on this immersive, facilitated learning experience that equips leaders with the mindset and capabilities to unleash the potential of their people and lead engaged, high-performing teams.

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Fast Facts

  • 89% of all survey respondents say people manager capabilities are important for their company to thrive now and in the future. (Blue Beyond research) 

  • Leadership effectiveness is personally important to all generations, but it is more likely to be important to older workers: Boomers (95%) and Gen X (93%), followed by Millennials (92%) and Gen Z (89%). (Blue Beyond research) 

  • 94% of knowledge workers say effective people managers are important for an effective culture. However, just 24% of knowledge workers strongly agree that their company has effective people managers. (Blue Beyond research) 


Recommended Reading & Listening

Manager Effectiveness Strategies for Organizational Excellence

Blue Beyond Consulting   

Investing in middle managers pays off —literally

McKinsey

Podcast: Manager Tools

Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman


Want to suggest a topic for Out of the Blue or talk about how you can help your organization and its people thrive?

We’re listening! Please email Caitlin Strauss Corda with your questions, comments, or suggestions, and she will be in touch.

To contact us, call 510-733-5417 or visit bluebeyondconsulting.com

Blue Beyond Consulting | 20211 Patio Drive | Suite 235 | Castro Valley, CA 94546

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