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Should Middle Managers Comprise a Large Portion of Workforce? | IAM GROUP JAPAN

Middle Managers comprise a large portion of workforce. A core function of a middle manager is to bridge the gap between C-suite executives and the workforce at large. Insigniam’s 2014 Middle Management Survey reveals that while many middle managers are motivated by the type of work they do, dire issues exist among many of those occupying the middle management ranks. Namely, issues related to…

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A Stepping Stone To be Promoted at such  a Young Age | IAM Group Yokohama Focussed

Once you graduate college, you are expected to find a job as soon as possible. Competition during this time is very fierce.  IAM Group Limited has encountered so many eager new graduates who always ask for advice on how to make it through a very challenging real world.

However, there are also a lot of individuals who are in their 20s who have been promoted and have stepped up in their game at such a young age. IAM Group Ltd have gathered a lot of responses from different twenty-ish individuals in Singapore, Ghana, Africa, Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan and Illinois, USA to know how they have faced the challenge in their own culture and values. Here are the tips they have given that can also help young people like you:

• Always show gratitude. If someone has done you a good turn, take a moment to express genuine gratitude by mail, email, text, or a few words and smile. It’s a gracious way to live. As old-fashioned as it seems, mailing a hand-written card to your boss or dinner party host leaves a lasting impression.

• Remember this, too, shall pass. Never be early to burst out your complaints. Whether you’re riding high on good fortune or you’re wallowing in the dumps of tough times, things move on and so will you. Be grateful when things are good. And be grateful for the things that are good when other things are crumbling around you.

• Never expect someone else to advocate for your best interest or to navigate major life decisions. While there are people who will want to help you, you know yourself and what you need best. Take whatever time you need to review, to research, to learn and to create your best options. From great options, make good decisions.

• Maintain your professional reputation. Avoid burning bridges with those you’ve worked with. If anything, invest a little time to continue cultivating your past relationships with colleagues. You never know when you might cross paths again in business.

• Exude confidence. You only have one body. So be comfortable in it. Confidence in yourself will spur confidence others will have in you. Don’t have the confidence? “Fake it ‘til you make it,” as they say.

• Mistakes can be gifts. Whether a learning experience, a happy accident, or a humbling experience, mistakes can serve us well. Don’t be afraid to make them. Just try not to make the same one twice.

• Always remember that you have a lot more things to learn. Don’t jump to things too much and enjoy.

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"I Age Has Always Been A Factor In Landing A Job"

Age has always been a factor in landing a job. This also happens in middle management level. Once, when you have gray hairs and bent back and you are a manager, you are praised. Nowadays, most peopl

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A Laggard Middle-Aged Man Probably has No Chance of Stepping Up | IAM GROUP JAPAN

Age has always been a factor in landing a job. This also happens in middle management level. Once, when you have gray hairs and bent back and you are a manager, you are praised. Nowadays, most people see you as a laggard middle-aged man who probably has no chance of stepping up in the game anymore. Admit it or not. Age discrimination has been one of the issues faced by both extremities in old and young individuals alike. IAM Group Limited knows that there are risks in employment especially old aged employees.

In big cities like Singapore, Yokohama, Japan and Seoul, South Korea, there seems to be an unspoken rule of being in your middle age and still working. As these countries have higher rate of unemployed old-aged people, the people are more vexed towards the governing laws and a lot of complaints were put to pass. In response to this, rules are set to other nations which penalize companies from giving equal rights of employment or promotion individuals aging from 30 years old to their retirement.

As per other reviews by IAM Group Ltd., in some cases though, perceptions and reviews towards those aged over 70 were more positive than towards those in their 20s, with older people viewed as being more friendly, having higher moral standards and as being more competent than their younger counterparts.

In most cases, the following are factors for the existence of age discrimination among employees:

• You didn’t get hired because the employer wanted a younger-looking person to do the job.

• You received a negative job evaluation because you weren’t “flexible” in taking on new projects.

• You were fired because your boss wanted to keep younger workers who are paid less.

• You were turned down for a promotion, which went to someone younger hired from outside the company, because the boss says the company “needs new blood.”

• When company layoffs are announced, most of the persons laid off were older, while younger workers with less seniority and less on-the-job experience were kept on.

• Before you were fired, your supervisor made age-related remarks about you, such as that you were “over-the-hill,” or “ancient.”

If any of these things have happened to you on the job, you may have suffered age discrimination.

The laws of most states make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of age. Age discrimination may be accompanied by other forms of illegal discrimination as well, such as sex, race, or disability discrimination.

If you are already in your “prime” and fears discrimination, no worries: age is just a number. Besides, you can learn to make your age and advantage.

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The 6 PILLARS OF CHARACTER by IAM GROUP LIMITED (2015)

Character building should start when we are young. Whatever values we learn from our parents and on how we were brought up and through the influences of what is around us should be further applied and enhanced when we are already starting our careers, in our prime. There are many opportunities to promote good character in the workplace, in the homes of employees and in the community. Managers should constantly strive to think of (and employ) creative means of stressing the importance of good character in the workplace and the home. Like parents who train their child to become better individuals through being a good example, we should also set an example to our subordinates. IAM Group Ltd. is here to help you in character building (you do not want to be called cranky, do you?).

The 6 Pillars of Character

Trustworthiness

Customers, employees, and vendors can justifiably have confidence and faith in you. “Walk the talk.” Try to be ethical and honest in all business dealings. Never reveal proprietary information and do not tolerate lying, stealing or deception. We know it is hard to keep this but when you have proper training, you might just as well make it.

Respect  

Treat everyone with courtesy, politeness and dignity, valuing individual and cultural differences in your workplace and among those you serve. Listen to communicate openly with each other and with customers. Build mutual respect and long-term working relationships. Be open to different opinions than yours. You might encounter a person truly opposite of you. You should learn to accept that and just let him be on what he wants to be. It does not matter whether he is from Nagasaki or Yokohama Japan or someplace else remote. All it takes is a little respect and equality.

Responsibility

Always and always, IAM Group Limited continuously repeats this aspect. Be accountable for the services and products you provide. Don’t make excuses. Accept responsibility for your workplace decisions. Be reliable and fulfill all obligations. Don’t over promise your colleagues and clients.

Fairness

Listen intently to the concerns of customers, employees and vendors. Be partners with them and view it your responsibility to help them achieve success. Listen to your employees and make decisions, which affect them only after careful and appropriate consideration.

Caring

This may be an irony of what you perceive of the workplace. Employees, especially middle managers to executives seem too cold in their approach. Learn the opposite. Truly care about each and every customer, employee and vendor with whom you relate both internal and external to our organization. They are humans too. Be committed to building lasting relationships to our mutual benefit. Be concerned about those we serve.

Citizenship

Play by the rules. Keep proper records and follow financial reporting procedures. Follow all laws and regulations to the tee. Our community is important to us. Strive to make it a better place to live and work. Be willing to give of your resources to serve.

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Some would rush to be a good manager, a leader. What does it takes to be a good one? Is bragging that one is good would give one a hall of warm applause from the audience? Is the ability to keep things to one’s self would make a good impression from the Top? Being at the top requires a...

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“The Storm of Success” by IAM GROUP LTD YOKOHAMA

Ashley and Tony lived from a province in Thailand where their key to finishing college is from the callous hands of their parents.

Their parents wake up as early as 2AM to send them to college to the city. The city that takes 2 hours from their home.

Her mother comes from a very rich family. They are one of those early days where only a select few blessed family that can afford a car. Having a car is already a status symbol during the early years of World War I.

Her mother finished 2 college degrees and her father is a good engineer, gave each of their sons and daughters a property with homes for those who are married and businesses for those who are not yet married.

They have the biggest home in the subdivision, worked up in the morning with 4 house helpers.

What is good about their parents, despite of the luxuries their children can all have, their father always see to it that they do not oversleep in the morning and that each children would perform household chores. The father would often say that it is not healthy that the sun will shine and one is still on bed. He also do not like children who are not fit in to perform daily tasks at homes. These are the words that their children live and follow day by day.

One good thing that would make them keep up with cleanliness is when their mother would often say that a clean comfort room, so neat would easily know how tidy each member of the family is.

Their mother would always tell them that during her younger days she was entrusted to operate a family business for so many years. She kept on telling their children that she did not steal any single centavo from the business.

These are some of the family rules that remind their children to prepare them for the battle called ‘life’.

Over the years, their children finished college, the eldest one worked abroad and the other stayed in their country to make sure that the parents have someone to be with them no matter what.

Luckily, their children whether near or far became successful at their young age.

The children started as typical employees with minimum salary, and regardless of their salary, the experience is far more important. The contentment of doing what is in front of you, doing the best in every day in day out, they worked with all might.

Some managers keep bullying employees, as they thought that this will encourage them to better themselves. But this is not the proper way to meet common business goals. Being a Manager is not a very easy task. Balancing employees and Management goal is a skill that will enrich oneself over the years. When mastered, it will create a storm of success in the business.

I like this IAM Group Limited Japan Yokohama Singapore to BK Thailand, they are encouraging other managers to share their skills on how to become one and how to keep one.

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“No One Cannot Buy Hearts” – An IAM Group Ltd Japan Insight

Some would rush to be a good manager, a leader. What does it takes to be a good one?  Is bragging that one is good would give one a hall of warm applause from the audience?  Is the ability to keep things to one’s self would make a good impression from the Top?  Being at the top requires a positive attitude towards the bigger picture.  Those who thought that doing things by own self, keeping own’s watch is enough to perform.

Management and Leadership indeed has differences.  It can be answered in different ways. The difference is how they motivate the people from the ground up.  The level of trust is very important.  Some would thought giving free food or treat would make them closer to the team.  Is this how to make a good score? Many people knew who they are following.  The kindness, dedication, and honesty towards dealing with people is an experience coming from a good person.  A good manager will always be a good manager.  A good leader knows easily without hesitations.

“No one cannot buy hearts”.   Managers have subordinates, unless as a mark of seniority, and their power over others is other than formal authority.  The subordinates work for them as they are told because of being paid by their salary. Managers are paid to things done with tight constraints and with a good team, the work can be done easily.

Leaders have followers and do not have subordinates. Leaders with a stronger charisma find it easier to get the job done regardless of additional explanation.  A good leader can attract people to their cause as they typically promise transformational benefits not just receive basic  rewards but will somehow become better people.  A trust they see in the eyes of a born leader. They are always good with people. A good act of providing credit to others as a very effective charm for loyalty effortlessly.

Leaders keep the mystique of leadership, they often retain a degree of separation and aloofness, a healthy boundary for job to be done.  Their experiences and will, without further delay already knew details of tasks, as they are often very achievement-focused. Leaders appeared as risk seeking, comfortable with risk and will options as a workaround are easily determined and will happily break rules in order to get things done.

A surprising number of these leaders had strong experiences from the past as source of their thrust in doing their jobs in volumes. The ability to keep their independence of mind that is needed to go out on a limb and not worry about what others are thinking sustains the impact of great risks. Below are the difference:

                                          Leader                          Manager

Essence                            Change                         Stability

Wants                               Achievement                  Results

Risk                                  Takes                             Minimizes

Rules                                Breaks                           Makes

Conflict                             Uses                              Avoids

Direction                           New roads                     Existing roads

Truth                                Seeks                             Establishes

Concern                           What is right                   Being right

Credit                               Gives                             Takes

Focus                               Leading people             Managing work

Have                                Followers                       Subordinates

Horizon                            Long-term                     Short-term

Seeks                              Vision                            Objectives

Approach                         Sets direction                Plans detail

Decision                           Facilitates                     Makes

Power                              Personal charisma        Formal authority

Appeal to                         Heart                             Head

Energy                            Passion                          Control

Culture                            Shapes                          Enacts

Dynamic                          Proactive                       Reactive

Persuasion                      Sell                                Tell

Style                                Transformational           Transactional

Exchange                        Excitement for work       Money for work

Likes                               Striving                           Action

Blame                             Takes                             Blames

Visit IAM Group Limited Website for inspiration leadership stories. IAM Group Ltd is a group of managers worldwide that share their experiences to serve as inspiration for the aspiring managers and middle-management individual.   IAM Group Limited is from Yokohama, Japan; Bangkok, Thailand; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Singapore ; and more

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International Association of Managers IAM Group Ltd is a non-profit organization for managers all around the world.