The benefits of positive management

According to a study by the firm Malakoff Médéric Humanis For Pôle Emploi, French people are more and more satisfied with their quality of life at work.
In fact, 73% say they are happy to go to the office. However, 70% consider their jobs to be mentally tiring.

To promote development, many businesses are adopting the positive management, also called leadership gracious, which has a lot of advantages.

1. What is positive management?

Positive management is a management approach that allows each employee to find Happiness at work.
The premise is simple: a happy employee is more productive. To do this, it is necessary to establish a climate of trust, value individual achievement and maintain cordial relationships between managers and employees.

2. Empathy: a driver of positive management

THEempathy is the main quality of a caring manager.
Listening and putting yourself in the shoes of an employee makes it possible to find solutions to problems together.

Employees are more comfortable approaching their superiors and sharing their ideas.
Empathy is not a weakness: it reinforces communication and stimulates the creativity of the team.

3. Establishing a climate of trust

Positive management is based on mutual trust between managers and employees.
Instead of multiplying reports, follow-ups and numerical objectives, the manager relies on the skills of his team to achieve the objectives.

Employees can thus make decisions independently. Tracking tools remain useful for Follow the progress, no for monitor.
This mutual trust increases self-confidence and promotes individual and collective initiatives.

4. Strengthen employee engagement

The pride of belonging to a company motivates employees.
Positive management creates a pleasant atmosphere, promoting the pleasure of carrying out its missions.

It recognizes the right to make mistakes and takes into account fatigue, pressure or personal difficulties.
The objective is to link professional missions and human and social issues, while investing in trainings and the Team building to show the company's commitment to its employees.

5. Reducing stress

Positive management contributes to reduce stress, both for managers and for employees.
It's not about removing the pressure, but about the make it manageable to avoid frustration and demotivation.

The goals are realistic and discussed as a team, and performance is not limited to sales.
The focus is on employee development and the preservation of their quality of life at work and outside of work.

6. Improving the working environment

Positive management takes into account the physical and environmental well-being employees.
Optimizing light, workspace, and colors is essential.

It is also important to create relaxation areas : user-friendly coffee machine, sports or leisure facilities accessible outside of working hours.

7. A positive discourse on a daily basis

A caring manager communicates with words rewarding and avoid hurtful criticism.
Encouragement at the start of a project and recognition at the end of the mission are essential.

Every word counts when it comes to maintaining team morale and a good atmosphere.
Trainings in Work psychology can help managers to apply these principles in the long term.