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What’s one small habit from a good manager that stuck with you?
Poor management can come with dire consequences for a company. Employee turnover increases, meaning they lose a lot of good people, and the ones who stay are often demoralized and less likely to bring their best work. Tasks either get micromanaged into oblivion or lack the structure to get finished on time, and a department generally doesn't function as it should.
While all employees are going to bring a slightly different answer to the question of what makes a good manager, one thing that is a constant is that they feel supported and able to develop professionally while being supervised by this person. Or they get to work with somebody chill who won't make their life difficult, depending on the ambition level of the employee in question. Interpersonal skills are vital, but so is the ability to strategize.
While a bad boss may make for a more interesting story to tell years down the line, a good one will give their employees the toolkit to build a professional life that gives them what they need and that they can be proud of. The worst thing about finding a decent supervisor is if they leave the company before you do, because there is no telling who may replace them. When people who worked in corporate were asked to consider the habits that they had learned from a manager who was good at their job, they had one thing in common: they knew how to approach things not just tactically, but also tactfully.
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