b'its key to know that style andworking, says Ware. be able to flex our style to theI believe in communica- KEEP THESE THREE THINGS IN MINDsituation to match the peopletion, so to figure this out, youWHILE MANAGINGwere leading. really need to ask them to try While its more importantand understand, Ware says. to understand your default,Whether thats in one-on- When it comes down to it, what do our experts think is the one, most important baseline management styleones with your team or askingthing managers should keep in mind in todays business world?and to be flexible when thea leader within your own situation allows it, its alsoteam. Jonathan Shaver: Keep your head upand that has important to understandOr, if youre a little con- two meanings. Keep your confidence up by building your how your leadership style willcerned about asking forresilience and pay attention to whats going on around you. affect your company culture.feedback, another solution isLearn about the conditions and the context of the decisions According to Werner, into ask for feedback anony- being made in your organization.addition to management style,mously. Be preparedyoure a big contributor to culture isgoing to receive commentsJake Ware: The biggest challenges are also the most just based on who the com- that sting a little. rewarding solutions. When we think back to the times pany or manager is hiring. Thats okay, becausewere most proud of, it wasnt when times were easyits A lot of times, companiesthats kind of the point, right? want to hire solely based onWare asks. If youre tryingwhen times were challenging and we stood up to that somebodys prior experi- to figure out what it is yourechallenge.ences or successes, she says.doing wrong, its really criti- Rhonda Werner: Understand your culture. Make sure Thats part of it. Sometimescal to see how were actuallyyoure hiring to it and make sure youre managing to it. there are managers who talkbeing perceived, because we the talk of what the companycan be quite blind to it. Dont sell people on a culture thats on paper, and it never culture is, but they dontOverall, Werner saysactually adheres to those values. All that goes into being a actually walk the walk, whichunderstanding your com- successful manager.can cause a new employeepanys culture can really help to come in thinking theyreto make or break your teamgetting one thing, but theincluding how they respond to management style is totallyyour management style. different and sometimes evenIts understanding yourself74 of LinkedIn22 of polled % %goes against the companyas a manager and your team,members placeU.S. workers culture. she says. Not everybodysa high value on findingsaid their managers Werner recommendsgoing to communicate thework that delivers ondefinitely trust them to keeping in mind one big same and not everybodysa sense of purpose,be productive and hard-statistic: 75% of workersgoing to learn the same way.according to Business ofworking during remote change their job because ofYou as a manager need toPurpose. working hours, according their manager.be adaptable to that team,to a report by GoodHire. That style and how theybecause were not going to83 of Gen Z in the% of polled embrace the company cul- hire a bunch of clones. % U.S. consider a70 U.S. workers ture, and how it moves downFrom a culture standpoint,companys purpose when through the employees isunderstanding your coredeciding where to work,strongly enjoy or critical, she says. If its notvalues as management andaccording to Business ofsomewhat enjoy working what they thought they wereyour core values as a businessPurpose. for their manager, signing up for, it can be very,and as a team can really help.according to the very detrimental. If youre not hiring some- 75 of workersGoodHire report.%When you might beone who believes in the samechange their concerned that your manage- things you do, its probablyjob because of their ment style isnt gelling withgoing to be difficult from amanager, Werner says.the culture of your team, themanagement standpoint, easiest solution is just to tryWerner says. and understand whats not LATAMSEEDWORLD.COM /37'