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What manager are you Good 👍, Bad 👎 or Ugly 👺?

Check the traits of 👍👎 👺 Managers and how to improve. 🧵

#management #growth #teams #culture

The most important traits of a manager are

⭐ Communication
⭐ Decision-making
⭐ Emotional intelligence
⭐ Leadership
⭐ Motivation
⭐ Problem-solving
⭐ Support and guidance
⭐ Teamwork and collaboration

We will unpack each of them below 👇

⭐ Communication

👍 Clearly explains tasks and expectations
👎 Uses jargon or difficult to understand language
👺 Yells or belittles team members

⭐ Decision-making

👍 Considers all options and perspectives before making a decision
👎 Makes decisions without considering the full picture
👺 Makes decisions without consulting the team

⭐ Emotional intelligence

👍 Is aware of and manages their own emotions, as well as those of others
👎 Struggles to understand and manage their own emotions
👺 Is unaware of or ignores the emotions of others

⭐ Leadership

👍 Motivates and inspires the team to reach their goals
👎 Fails to provide direction or guidance
👺 Uses fear or intimidation to lead

⭐ Motivation

👍 Encourages team members to take on new challenges and grow
👎 Dismisses or criticizes new ideas
👺 Is disinterested in the growth and development of team members

⭐ Problem-solving

👍 Develops strategies to proactively address issues
👎 Only reacts to problems as they arise
👺 Ignores or avoids problems altogether

⭐ Support and guidance

👍 Provides necessary resources and support to help the team succeed
👎 Micromanages every aspect of a project
👺 Fails to provide necessary resources or support

⭐ Teamwork and collaboration

👍 Encourages and facilitates teamwork and collaboration
👎 Undermines the efforts of team members
👺 Refuses to work with others or promotes individual success over the success of the team

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