Successful Managers
Why not evaluate yourself on each to determine where improvement might have a positive impact on your management style, as well as the performance and productivity of your employees. The list is in no particular order of importance.
1. The ability to foster a trusting corporate culture.
2. The ability to communicate with integrity and effectiveness.
3. Adequate and timely advance planning.
4. Effective and timely decision making.
5. The ability to lead, as well as manage.
6. The ability to maintain organizational, as well as individual, accountability.
7. The willingness to continue to learn and develop new skills and attitudes.
8. The ability to evaluate issues, challenges and opportunities with maturity and insight and see reality (what is) rather than seeing what is with blinders or ego.
9. The willingness and courage to invite dissent, objections, disagreement, creativity and new ideas.
10. The willingness and skill to create a positive motivational environment.
11. The ability to operate with creativity and vision in a changing environment.
12. Understanding what people really need and want in order to be effective, productive and happy.
There are numerous other traits of effective and positive managers and leaders - but I will bet that most of them will in some way fall under the umbrella of one of the above twelve.
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Tim Connor, CSP is an internationally renowned sales, management and leadership speaker, trainer and best selling author. Since 1981 he has given over 3500 presentations in 21 countries on a variety of sales, management, leadership and relationship topics. He is the best selling author of over 60 books including; Soft Sell, That's Life, Peace Of Mind, 81 Challenges Managers Face and Your First Year In Sales. He can be reached at tim@timconnor.com, 704-895-1230 or visit his website at http://www.timconnor.com
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