What Makes a Good Manager

Introduction: The Merriam Webmaster online dictionary (2010) defines management as: “The act or art managing: the conducting or supervising of something (as a business)”. The word “art” is used in this formal definition of management because in some aspects, it is a kind of art as much as a science. The person who conducts, supervises or manages a business or household affairs is known as manager. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (2010), Manager is the person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff. However, there is a big difference between being a manager and being a “good” manager. A good manager should have some very basic qualities. He or she must have a strong communication skills, good imagination, high level of energy, problem solving skills, different type of situation handling capacity, patience, intellectuality, instant decision making ability, responsibility to his work and the motivation to give something to his company. Being able to manage people or business is not only about being able to drive a company successfully and to make profits and earn a large market share. It is one of the long-term prospects that successful managers will look up to for the business. Managers occupy positions of power. That power can be used for good or ill. One way to motivate people is to give them the power and provide with leadership. The central concept of leadership is “The power to influence others and get them to do things they otherwise would not do” (Mike smith, 2007). No matter what the aims and objectives of the business are, the key point is how of the manager to relate roles to his/her subordinates should not be disregarded. He/she should be aware of all the happenings into the company. He/she should motivate employees to work together. There is absolutely no way a business can successfully run if co-operation does not exist amongst the workers from different departments.