What Makes a Good Manager?
First of all, what is management? The dictionary defines management as “the act or art of managing: the conducting or supervising of something (as a business)”.
Sounds about right. But then, Atilla the Hun was a manager of sorts. Clearly, there is a big difference between being a manager and being a “good” manager who has earned the respect of the people. It is interesting that the formal definition of management includes the word “art”, because in some respects, it is an art as much as a science. Just about anyone can learn the basic mechanics of becoming a manager. However, there is a certain amount of mystery in defining that extra dimension of skills and traits that elevates certain people to a status of “good” manager. What is it? Part of it is charisma. Charisma is a sort of magical quality of magnetic charm or appeal that makes people want to follow the person who has it. Strong interpersonal skills are certainly critical to the creation of charisma, but are by no me
First of all, what is management? The dictionary defines management as “the act or art of managing: the conducting or supervising of something (as a business)”. Sounds about right. But then, Atilla the Hun was a manager of sorts. Clearly, there is a big difference between being a manager and being a “good” manager who has earned the respect of the people. It is interesting that the formal definition of management includes the word “art”, because in some respects, it is an art as much as a science. Just about anyone can learn the basic mechanics of becoming a manager. However, there is a certain amount of mystery in defining that extra dimension of skills and traits that elevates certain people to a status of “good” manager. What is it? Part of it is charisma. Charisma is a sort of magical quality of magnetic charm or appeal that makes people want to follow the person who has it. Strong interpersonal skills are certainly critical to the creation of charisma, but are by no means the only
