As is known to all, some managers have the ability to take advantage of fewer resources to produce more benefits, which confuses other managers. In order to figure out what sets the great managers stand out from the average ones, the journal article is written. In addition, this journal article provides the readers, especially managers with the meaningful knowledge on what great managers actually do, the advantages of their behavior and how they achieve that. In a word, the journal article is written in an attempt to offer people the knowledge on the behaviors and strategies of great managers and the benefits coming from their measures.
What great managers do
The journal article mainly discusses three issues, that is, the difference between great managers and the ordinary ones, the benefits coming from great managers treating employees in different ways and three diverse things that great managers should know in order to manage the staff well (Marcus, 2005). Here the issues will be described in details. At first, compared with the average managers, the great managers not only know and value the unique abilities and even eccentricities of their employees, and learn how best to integrate these qualities into a coordinated plan of attack but also turn these particular talent into performance. The case of Jeffrey provides the evidence to prove this statement. It is much likely for ordinary managers to not hire
Jeffrey because he even did not dare look at interviewers’ eyes during the interview.
However, as a successful manager, Michelle did not do in the same way as most average managers and hired Jeffrey. Her decision to give Jeffrey a chance brings benefits to the company. That’s because Michelle gave Jeffrey a specific position and
Jeffrey’s peculiar talent comes into play. The situation goes the same with Genoa.
After discovering her natural abilities, Michelle shifted Genoa’s position. What’s more, both Jeffrey and Genoa were tweaked, which makes
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