What It Takes to Be a Successful Manager

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What it Takes to Be a Successful Manager Anthony D. Timbers George Mason University Being a manager is probably one of the hardest jobs to perform in corporate America. In order for someone to take on the position of manager, they must possess a multitude of skills. These skills include critical thinking, being able to communicate exceptionally well with others, being able to crunch numbers, being able to make critical decisions, and many more. With that being true, it makes it extremely difficult for a company to find and hire someone with all the qualities of a great, solid, and reliable manager. After interviewing two experienced and extremely qualified managers, much was learned about the responsibility of managing people or even a corporation, as well as the necessary skills and traits a manager must have to be successful. When it comes to being a manager, everything that was learned in a classroom as well as anything that was experienced from working under a manager comes into play on a daily basis. Not being trained properly and being expected to lead a group of employees is often referred to as, “The blind leading the blind.” It is critical for a manager to have been trained before having an actual job in management so that they have a base knowledge of what they will be dealing with before they go to work. With that true, however, a majority of what is done on the job is learned while on the job. In the time of a company-wide crisis, the manager must be calm and have the communication team ready in order to prevent grapevine rumors often started by employees who think they know what is going on, but really do not. When there is a problem between the manager and a few of their workers, they must communicate immediately and try to find a solution to the problem. A manager working with a team that does not respect them will not get a

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