If you want to become a respected manager, you should have these six traits

Do you want to be a successful entrepreneur or manager? Do you want to inspire others, manage people and become an effective and respected manager? Then you should possess the following six basic characteristics of a successful leader. And don't worry: if you lack some of them, they can be learnt over time.

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Active listening

As Forbes states, each person we meet has the potential to tell us something new we did not know previously. A successful manager is interested in what going on around them, always open to new things and information, and inspired by their surroundings.

Self-confidence

Generally speaking, successful people know how to use their strengths. A successful manager must trust their own skills and show sufficient confidence, without which they simply cannot manage others.

Goal-oriented with a positive attitude

Another important trait is unwillingness to give up. If the given person runs into an obstacle or a dead end, they either overcome it or turn round and find an alternative route. A successful manager always helps their team seek new ways and opportunities.

Personal development

A good manager keeps developing both themselves and the individual talent of their employees. If you want to be a successful leader, you should understand that personal development plays a key role in a sustainable leadership style.

Courage

A manager must be willing occasionally to take risks. But these need to be thought out and appropriate; they must not end up as a shock for the manager in question (or their team).

Sense of personal accountability

Sometimes a manager has to admit to a mistake and, above all, accept responsibility for their own actions and those of the team. In management no excuses will help you; you need to face up to your errors and learn from them.

 

 

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