New Year’s resolutions typically include trying to lose weight or quitting a bad habit, but for those in management, the New Year is a great time to starting building a better workplace.

Picking up better managerial habits can not only make your day easier, it can also add value to your company and to you as an executive.

Below are a few tips that you should consider – if you aren’t following them already – for creating New Year’s resolutions for managers.

Delegate more

For one reason or another, managers typically don’t delegate enough tasks and responsibility as they should. This could be because certain duties are easy or because of a lack of trust in the abilities of others.

However, holding on to too much work means you are ill equipped to handle sudden upticks in work volume or unexpected developments. Furthermore, not delegating enough holds back the growth of your best employees – who are thirsting for more responsibility.

To determine what can be delegated, figure out which duties you must absolutely take on yourself, then hand off some responsibilities to your top employees. Allowing these employees the chance to succeed can also refresh their perspective and boost morale.

Set clear goals

Managers also often make the mistake of organizing a workplace around a series of ad hoc policies. After a while, this patchwork of policies can cause employees to lose focus of what is important, and even cause confusion.

Start off the New Year by refocusing your employees on what is important by establishing a clear set of goals. Think ahead to 2017 and figure out what you would like to have accomplished by then. Ask your employees to do the same.

Once you have cobbled together a series of common-sense goals for the year, work backwards from your 12-month objectives to determine your goals for each quarter and each month.

Give more feedback

Recent survey have shown that millennials just beginning to enter the workforce want frequent, regular feedback, regardless of whether it’s positive or negative.

Get into the habit of providing millennial workers what they want by providing feedback on a regular basis.  This can help support behavior you would like to see more of, keep bad habits from continuing and promote an atmosphere of open communication. Offering feedback frequently can also permit you to tackle likely issues while they’re still minor, as opposed to telling an employee something they have been doing for months is incorrect.

Engage your employees

The New Year is also a good time to strengthen connections between your employees and the company. Spend time thinking about what motivate each employee and aim to build their loyalty by speaking to individual needs. For example, employees with a young child at home may be interested in the possibility of working remotely.

At Cornerstone, we’re ready to start 2016 off right by resolving to provide even better service than last year. If your organization is looking for a high-quality staffing solution, feel free to give us a call.