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If you want employees to be the best they can be, they must learn from the best as well. Being a great manager requires lots of hard work and dedication, but the example you can set for your employees can make it all worthwhile. Here are some tips to showing your employees that you’re the best manager around:
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Solve the Toughest Problems
A great manager is never afraid of any situation and is ready to diffuse confrontation if it rises up. Employees look for leaders with skills that set the bar for handling things when they get tough. If employees are dealing with a difficult client, the manager should be ready to step in and help them in any way. There should never be a moment where a manager is not sure what to do. A manager plans for everything, and nothing should be a surprise for them.
Get to Know Who Works For You
Although you may only see them at work, it’s important to really get to know your employees. Having conversations and seeing how they are doing in life is key if you want to build trust and loyalty. Employees like to know that their manager is someone that they can depend on, and come to whenever they are having trouble in their professional lives. A great manager strives to be the person that everyone can lean on whenever the going gets tough.
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Be Your Ideal Employee
You can’t expect your employees to be great if you’re not great too. Always come to work on time, and with a positive attitude to accomplish the work for the day. Stick to work policies and rules that apply to everyone; a great manager can’t skim the rules. This also means making ethical and loyal decisions that can benefit the company. If you expect your employees to give their blood, sweat, and tears, you better be already doing the same thing.
Stick to the Truth
Although not lying is a given for being a good manager, there are many ways that telling the truth can help your management skills. Always act like a straight shooter; there should never be a time where you are hesitant to tell the truth to your employees. It’s also important to own up to your mistakes when they’re your fault. An employee will think its fine to make excuses or blame someone else if you do it too.
Stay Appropriate
We’ve all heard stories of bosses that do bad things. However, there are a few things that managers should stay away from that are usually acceptable in the work place.. These include being overly sarcastic or cynical at work. This type of attitude can ruin office motivation and get people to undermine your work ethic. It’s also important to never get too close to your employees. Although you want to be friendly with them at times, they still work for you, and are responsible for their actions.
