--- title: 6 key elements of managing staff [cheat sheet] description: "JPAbusiness managing director James Price shares a cheat sheet describing 6 elements of staff management: what they are, how to implement them, and practical examples." image: https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/pexels-photo-1282267.jpeg --- 15 January 2019 # 6 key elements of managing staff [cheat sheet] WRITTEN BYJames Price | JPAbusiness ![Two men and two women wearing bright blue t-shirts while walking with their arms around each other. Photographed from behind.](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-photo-1282267.jpeg?width=900&name=pexels-photo-1282267.jpeg)A high-performing team is business 'nirvana'. A high-performing team: - is one where both the individuals and the team as a whole are performing to their optimum potential; - is aligned and attuned to your vision for where you want to take the business; - drives the key tasks and aspects of the business to achieve both its short- and long-term objectives. In our ebook, [Managing staff for high performance](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/managing-staff-for-high-performance-ebook), we discussed ****6 key elements** **that you as a business manager, owner or leader need to think about as you go about your day-to-day activities, in order to positively manage staff and help develop them into a high-performing team. We've distilled that information into the following cheat sheet: [![Staff performance cheat sheet](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/3.%20Infographics%20and%20cheat%20sheets/Staff%20performance%20cheat%20sheet.png?width=794&name=Staff%20performance%20cheat%20sheet.png)](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/3.%20Infographics%20and%20cheat%20sheets/Staff%20performance%20cheat%20sheet.pdf) These 6 elements of staff management are complemented by: - a robust [recruitment ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/how-to-take-the-emotion-out-of-recruiting-infographic)process - structured staff [performance reviews](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/how-to-conduct-a-performance-review-infographic) - a well-planned system of feedback, reward and recognition. Take a look at the [free ebook](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/managing-staff-for-high-performance-ebook) for a detailed explanation of how these elements fit together to help you develop your staff into a high-performing team. If you would like advice about any element of staff management, [contact the team](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/contactus) at JPAbusiness for a confidential, initial discussion. ![Managing staff for high performance cover 2 2022](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/1.%20Images/Updated%20document%20cover%20images%202022/Managing%20staff%20for%20high%20performance%20cover%202%202022.png) Free ebook Managing staff for high performance Your employees can make your business, or break it. This ebook will tell you: How to conduct a performance review for improved results; The research behind evaluating staff performance; Strategies for turning around poor employee performance. [Learn more ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/operator/managing-staff-for-high-performance) Share this Article Share this blog post on Twitter [mailto:?subject=Share%20this%20blog%20post&body=https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/6-key-elements-of-managing-staff-cheat-sheet](mailto:?subject=Share%20this%20blog%20post&body=https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/6-key-elements-of-managing-staff-cheat-sheet) Copied to clipboard Topics - [cheat sheet ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/cheat-sheet) - [staff management ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/staff-management) - [performance review ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/performance-review) - [managing employees ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/managing-employees) About James Price | JPAbusiness James Price has over 30 years’ experience in providing strategic, commercial and valuation advice to Australian and international business clients. James’ blogs provide business advice for aspiring and current small to mid-sized business owners, operators and managers. #### Related Blog Posts ### [Use our free timetable to help improve your business](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/use-our-free-timetable-to-help-improve-your-business) Every business is different, but it’s still critical for every business to have discipline and a... [Read more ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/use-our-free-timetable-to-help-improve-your-business) ### [Hiring staff? Here's 3 tips before you interview [infographic]](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/hiring-staff-heres-3-tips-before-you-interview-infographic) It’s very hard to hire the right person for a job if you don’t actually know what that job will... 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