FPC, a nationwide executive recruiting firm, shares tips on how to deal with today's management challenges.

1. You’ll value the experience
How to:
Confront Today’s
Managerial Challenges
Head-on
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2. You’ll value the experience
Here is what your peers are telling us,
sound familiar?
1. “I’m frustrated by having to maintain the
same productivity with less employees”
2. “I’m feeling the emotional strain of having
to let employees go in this economy”
3. “I’m having a hard time motivating my
employees and keeping a positive work
environment”
4. “I need hard to find A+ candidates who
can jump right in without training”
5. “I am paralyzed and don’t really know
what to do - I feel like I have no strategic
direction”
6. “I’m even afraid for my own job”
Here is what you can do…
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management ChallengesTips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges

3. You’ll value the experience
1. Create a positive work environment.
Try not to share your fears with the employees.
Being honest about the company status is
important, but creating more stress for employees
reduces productivity.
2. Talk to your employees about their work.
Help them understand how their productivity
impacts the company. Teamwork increases in
times of economic challenge.
3. Talk about steps you are taking to secure
their jobs.
Employees are appreciative of efforts you take on
their behalf. They will help you by being more
productive.
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges
“I’m frustrated by having to maintain the same productivity with less employees”

4. You’ll value the experience
1. Try to stay focused on the
long-term. While negativity
consumes the news, there are
some signs of movement in a
positive direction.
2. Surround yourself with a
good support system.
It’s hard to let people go when
you know it’s tough out there.
The emotional strain can
impact your own productivity.
Now is the time to be around
positive people. Talk to your
family. You can’t change the
reality, but you can change
how you handle it.
“I’m feeing the emotional strain of having to let employees go in this economy”
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges
3. Share your network. Do what you can to help people you’ve let go.
Put them in contact with people you know and open your network to them.

5. You’ll value the experience
“I’m having a hard time motivating my employees and
keeping a positive work environment”
1. Communicate. Secrecy
breeds resentment and leads
to rumors and negativity. Be
as open as is appropriate
about how things are going at
the company without focusing
solely on any negatives,
creating undue stress.
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges
2. Listen. Employees are
under a great amount of
stress right now. There
may be other things going
on in their lives creating
more tension. Sometimes,
all you have to do is listen
for them to feel heard.
3. Recognize employee
needs. Employees have
fundamental needs – job
security, safe and non-
threatening work environment,
recognition & praise, and social
interaction. Give employees
whatever you can control.
4. Motivating Factors Have
Not Changed - Employees
are still motivated by the actual
work, the level of responsibility,
recognition of a job well done,
and opportunity for
advancement.

6. You’ll value the experience
“I am paralyzed and don’t really know what to do - I don’t feel like I have any
strategic direction.”
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges
1. Involve employees in solving
challenges. Employees often have insight
into solutions you may not have thought of.
Involvement in company productivity, and
therefore greater job security, is a motivator in
itself. Recognition for those accomplishments
goes a long way.
2. Reach out to your network. Talk to
your peers and listen to the dialogue for what
challenges and solutions your counterparts
are sharing.
3. Talk to your recruitment consultant. They have a finger on the pulse of what’s
going on. They can help you create strategic hiring and employee upgrading plans.

7. You’ll value the experience
“I need hard to find A+ candidates who can
jump right in without training”
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges
Reach out to your recruitment
consultant. There are so many
Job-seekers on the market that it’s even
harder to weed through the hundreds of
resumes to find the perfect match. Your
recruiter is working hard to network so
you don’t have to.

8. You’ll value the experience
“I’m even afraid for my own job”
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges
Build Your Network. Actively build your network. Even in a
secure position, networking is key. You can tap into that network if
you ever need it and can open it to help others along the way.
Touch base with your recruiter. Make sure your recruiter
knows where you are in your career. Keep them updated on your
progression and status. When you need them, they will be there for you.

9. You’ll value the experience
Next Step
Questions? Want to discuss further?
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges
Please contact us to discuss your situation.
FPC (F-o-r-t-u-n-e Personnel Consultants)
fpcnational.com
About FPC A nationwide leader in executive search and recruiting for executive
and management jobs, FPC (F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants), founded in
1959 offers hiring clients and job candidates an unmatched experience
characterized by quality, efficiency, and value. Talk to us about your career or
hiring needs.

10. You’ll value the experience
Next Step
Questions? Want to discuss further?
Tips for Dealing with Today’s Management Challenges
Please contact us to discuss your situation.
FPC (F-o-r-t-u-n-e Personnel Consultants)
fpcnational.com
About FPC A nationwide leader in executive search and recruiting for executive
and management jobs, FPC (F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants), founded in
1959 offers hiring clients and job candidates an unmatched experience
characterized by quality, efficiency, and value. Talk to us about your career or
hiring needs.