Managers Need Specialized Skills to Succeed

It cannot be stressed enough that being a manager takes highly specialized skills.  One of the main ones is to be a good listener.  Unfortunately, too many people think that being a manager isn’t hard, and that they can simply do this because they are experienced workers.  However, it really isn’t that easy.  Indeed, some people are instinctively good managers, but the majority have to take the time to build up the experience they need and learn how to be good at management.

Good managers also learn from their staff, as they are the best judges of how well management actually performs.  It is the staff who are able to say what managers should do in order to make them happy and, thereby, more productive as well.  By engaging staff, leaders are able to learn the real dos and don’ts of management.  Let’s take a look.

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The Making Of Great Managers

What makes a manager great?  Is it something that you are born with, or is it something you can learn?  Organizational experts believe that, for a long time, we thought leadership was something that you were born with.  As a result, people were often overlooked for managerial positions because they simply didn’t have what it takes.

However, these opinions have had to be reviewed, as companies started to become stagnant.  The old ways of doing things simply aren’t working anymore.  Indeed, it now seems that a lot of what is needed to be a really good manager is something that can be learned.  Let’s take a look at some of the characteristics of a really good manager. Continue reading →