What Makes a Good Manager? I have had a total of 6 managers over the course of 21 years. By now I have a very solid idea of which qualities a good manager should possess. I have run from one extreme to the other‚ my worst manager was fired for stealing‚ and my best manager has been promoted 4 times since I last worked there‚ and is an outstanding asset to the company. The basic understanding that a manager needs to have is an objective view. This is extremely difficult to do as emotions
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people think of the words Manager and Leader and think they are the same. The two are related‚ but the jobs are different. They might look the same‚ but don’t mean the same. Both Manager and Leader have different responsibilities in an organization. Leader will influence and set example for others to follow‚ this is called “do as I do‚ and Manager is do what I say”. In real life‚ some Managers possess leadership qualities and some Leaders possess some managerial qualities. Managers and Leaders are two
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#2: Why is the project manager often called a super-manager? In an organization‚ if there is a project manager that is known to execute projects within the scheduled time frame and whose estimates are exact‚ he probably acquired a substantive amount of knowledge and experience over the years on project management. This “Super” project manager possesses therefore some valuable skills that can be taught to other project managers within the organization. Thus‚ this “super” manager will often be assigned
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According to the Operation Managers textbook‚ “Operations managers have the difficult task of ensuring that goods and services are created and delivered successfully to customers.” (Collier &Evans‚ 2000). When done on a global scale‚ operation managers encounter many obstacles when overseeing the supply chain. Building relationships with different suppliers is important. Globally‚ this can prove difficult because of cultural barriers. Operations managers also have to take into consideration international
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is titled‚ What makes a "good" manager? Many have their own thoughts on what different traits are needed to become a "good" manager‚ but the importance of those traits varies from person to person. "The dictionary defines management as the act or art of managing: the conducting or supervising of something (as a business)" (Shubert‚ 2006‚ para.1). As seen in the article‚ the success of a manager starts with the way that their subordinates feel about them as a manager. The first trait that was mentioned
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In the video The Life as a Case Manager was a major eye opener. I was not sure of what a case manager actually was. I did not understand the full meaning of what a case manager was and what they did. I thought that it wasn’t as hard as the video depicted it to be. The video showcased actuality and thing that really took place. I know it is difficult to separate ones personal life and feelings from the families. I thought the video was very insightful as to what you can expect and what really goes
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Business Communication III The Hidden Messages Managers Send In this topic‚ last week‚ we saw that managers spend a lot of their time talking to people‚ and because that is part of their jobs‚ being able to communicate to all directions. Thus‚ there is the need to understand that body language‚ images and setting are the message‚ and managers need to be aware of that‚ to better use them as effective tools. If we look to the images people use‚ we can see that sometimes they are not understandable
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WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A PROJECT MANAGER Ramon L. Morales Robert Morris University 11 May 2010‚ PMP 575 The text “What it takes to be a good project manager” analyses two approaches to the prerequisites of effective project management. The author‚ B.Z.Posner‚ makes an original parallel between the primary personal characteristics of successful project managers (PM) and the basic problems facing such a position. In fact‚ Posner suggests the idea that these approaches are interconnected and hence
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Proficiencies Of Human Resources Manager • HR Proficiency: Employee selection‚ training and compensation falls under this proficiency. It represent traditional knowledge and skills in those areas. • Business Proficiency: A Human Resource Manager has lots of duties and responsibilities. To assist top level manager for formulating strategies a HR manager should be familiar with strategic planning‚ marketing‚ finance‚ production‚ etc. Those knowledge will help top level manager to formulate new strategies
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CASE STUDY 3 years ago‚ my girlfriends and I planned to stay in a thermal hotel for termtime. We were so excited because we have been saving money and waiting this holiday for a long time.Because of this ‚ before l decide‚ l researched the best possible room rate on each hotel’s website and made a note of its. And than we decided up for a hotel for 6days/5night ‚it was hoped to be a fun last mini-vacation of the winter in Afyon in Turkey.That hotel had four stars.The sentences that commented
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