How to be a good manager
Expert sources (3)
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Mastering Unforgettable Presence with Lorraine Lee
Lorraine K. LeeVisibility expert - 2
If You Want To Be SUCCESSFUL In Life, Master This ONE SKILL! | Simon Sinek
Simon SinekLeadership Expert - 3
the Shift you NEED to be a Better Leader
Leila HormoziEntrepreneur
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Summary
Good management centers on people rather than tasks or results. To be a good manager, support your team's growth, communicate a clear operating style to reduce ambiguity, provide constructive feedback tied to career goals, and keep the right balance by giving people proper resources and mentoring while avoiding office politics.
Good management is about people, not paperwork. Lorraine K. Lee frames it as a people-first role: support your team members and help them grow in their careers, and genuine care builds loyalty and a strong working environment 1. Simon Sinek adds that leaders are ultimately responsible for the people who produce the results, not just the results themselves 2. A few practices follow from that:
- Communicate your operating style: Create a personal operating manual, or readme, laying out your working hours, feedback preferences, and communication habits, so the team knows how to work with you.
- Give constructive feedback: Leila Hormozi suggests connecting someone's performance to their long-term career goals rather than resorting to vague criticism or making it personal 3.
- Keep the right balance: Be a reliable leader and mentor, give people the resources they need, measure execution with quality assurance, and steer clear of office politics 2.
Create and share a personal operating manual (readme) with your team, clarifying your communication preferences, working hours, and how you like to give and receive feedback, so interactions are proactive and expectations are aligned.