Improve Your Management Approach

Every success story begins with a change. Make these five changes to your management and accelerate the success of your optical business.

The very fact that you are reading this means you understand the importance of positive changes in the life cycle of a business. Every now and then, businesses tend to get into stagnant phases where progress looks like a far fetched dream. For starters, this situation is not new and many business owners tend to experience it at some point or the other during the life cycle of their organisation. The important thing to understand in such situations is to adapt to the positive changes that can help you survive and grow as well. The positive changes are usually based on previous experiences and can serve as the much-needed catalyst to propel the business forward.

WHY MANAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT?

When you are in the optical business, you need to brace yourself for the dynamic changes that the trade experiences.The right management approach is crucial to the success of your business. In the past, executives were hired to work and not think. But that is not the case now. Modern day trade practice in optometry as well as other industries encourage proactive participation from employees to contribute to the growth of the business.

THE VISION IS CRUCIAL

In order to implement a management approach, you need to start with defining a clear vision. This vision is what will guide your employees to achieve more. An oft repeated mistake with articulating the vision, is that the managers tend to give extremely vague statements. This can misguide your employees and ultimately affect your ability to serve your customers.

A good idea would be to involve your employees at the planning stage as well. This will make them feel more connected to the vision and accordingly motivate them to achieve more. Additionally, taking their inputs will also help you develop a more accurate vision. Such discussions emerge as excellent opportunities to engage team members and at the same time broadcast ideas.