How to communicate between superiors and subordinates

The principle of communication between superiors and subordinates is minimal and enforceable.

As a manager, have you ever met a diligent subordinate who delayed his work?

As a sales supervisor, have you ever encountered a situation in which your subordinates stayed indoors for a long time?

It must be pointed out that the root of these problems is not necessarily the attitude and ability of subordinates. It is likely that there is something wrong with your instructions. We can temporarily put aside the ability of these subordinates and the cultivation of the team by managers. We only discuss the communication between superiors and subordinates from how managers should give instructions at a certain level.

It takes skill for superiors to pass orders to subordinates, and this skill described in this paragraph will solve the problem that new managers have to give orders.

There are two preconditions for the instruction to pass down. The first premise is the ability of the person who gives the instruction to break down the work tasks, and the second premise comes from the specific understanding of the ability and background of the instructed person. There is only one skill to give orders, which is what I call "minimum executable", which means "what kind of ability can your subordinates do?" Make sure that every detail of your orders is within the power of your subordinates. When you find that your subordinates can't implement some details of your orders, you must learn to break this link down into details until he can. When the ability of your subordinates is improved, you don't need to break down the task so carefully.

We use website operation management to describe it: you recruit a new editor, and on his first day, you will teach him how to post a message. This message must be detailed to what is the theme of the message, how to deal with the pictures, and what is the standard of punctuation. I have been working as an editor for one or two years, and my ability is enough to plan some professional content. At this time, you just need to tell him what your recent work goal is.

Just like a big company, the board of directors only needs to tell its general manager, "What is your task target for the next quarter and what is your income level?" .

When you skillfully use the minimum executable principle to issue instructions, you will be able to effectively ensure the complete execution of instructions, and at the same time, you will not be laughed at as a mother-in-law by subordinates.