What makes a good manager?

What makes ‘a good manager’?

Leadership Management Australasia (LMA) released a summary of the key findings of the Leadership, Employment and Direction (LEAD) Survey in December 2010.

This list of ’22 Characteristics of Good Managers’ makes interesting reading.

How many can you check off for yourself or your managers?

1. Is trustworthy and open in approach
2. Clearly communicates where we are going
3. Gives me the “space” to do my work, but supports me
4. Listens to and respects my input into decisions
5. Gives regular and honest feedback on how I am going
6. Is fair and even handed/makes reasonable demands
7. Provides the resources I need to do my job
8. Recognises me for extra efforts/results
9. Coaches and develops me
10. Trusts me with challenging work
11. Supports me in the decisions I make
12. Takes responsibility for their actions
13. Helps me with my career development
14. Has a sense of humour
15. Provides guidance on how to meet expectations
16. Sets a good example of work/family/life balance
17. Respects what is personally important to me
18. Sees their own job as different but not more important
19. Involves me in determining my performance measures
20. Takes my talents into account when assigning work
21. Openly helps me to resolve workplace conflicts
22. Helps me prioritise my work

If you missed anything, we can probably help you.

Contact us to find out how.

Thank you to all those who participated in our survey that closed on Friday.

We really appreciated your input. We’ll be reporting on the results in the next post.