- A safe environment should be maintained to avoid injuries, name-calling, and bad feelings.
- Training is really necessary
to move from a novice to a comfortable skill level on anything new to
people.
- Good time management skills
and prioritization insures important things get done before time runs out.
- It is best to match tasks
and jobs to the experience and skills of each person in the group.
- Having people work as a
team often gets more done with better results.
- You can save time if you
have a more skilled person partner with a new (or younger) person to learn
something new or difficult to understand.
- A little healthy competition
does not hurt, as long as it is done for fun.
- Be prepared for quick problem-solving,
as there may not be time to dilly-dally.
- Always be prepared with a
back-up plan or alternate idea, just in case things do not go as planned.
- Explain expectations upfront and be willing to negotiate when necessary.
Babysitting Teaches Ten Management Skills
As a teen, I was a babysitter. Back then; this was simply a way to earn
extra money. I recently realized that a
lot of what I learned babysitting (especially when working with multiple children),
I also applied to working with business teams (as their leader) and with
employees (as their manager).
Below are the top 10
things I learned as a babysitter that also apply to management.
If you want another perspective on grown-up business
applications for babysitting, check out 4
Ways Babysitting Prepared You to Kick Ass at Your Job Today.
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leadership,
teams,
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