First and important characteristic of being a good manager are warmth and competence. Research from Harvard Business School found out that the best leaders or manager have two unique qualities which are …show more content…
Being a manager means that you will need to have answers some question from either employer, employee or customer. Being an expert in field can help you to understand your industry and each role of the company so that you can answer the questions and perform your work more effectively. Employee may not need industry knowledge, but a manager should have …show more content…
Accountability is not only simply getting the job done but it is way more important than that. A manager with strong accountability will take action and responsibility for their goals and objectives. This quality also will make the rest of the team be accountable for their role and results.
Moreover being cool under pressure also is one of the characteristic of being a good manager. When dealing with project, some projects might have problem. Some project would not be delivered on time, over budget and with major obstacles to overcome. When manager encounter these stressful problem, they will calm and consider it interesting and they will see it as an opportunity rather than obstacle.
Furthermore, manager who is leading by example also is one of the important characteristic of being good manager. Manager need to be able to manage himself and organization, to be a role model, to be the kind of person that everyone else looks up to and wants to be like. John C. Maxwell have said that ‘A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way’. If manager lead by being a good example, employees will follow them in a good way