How to be a good leader and manager

At the same time, a good manager should expect excellence. This does not mean you come down extremely hard on team members that make mistakes, but you set clear goals for your team, and if they do not meet them, you have an open discussion about what went wrong and how you can all prevent it from happening in the future.

• Lead by example. You can not be hypocritical when you are a leader and manager. Your staff or team is looking up to you and view your own performance as a cue to how they should act and perform while working.

You set the tone. If you want your team or staff to be punctual, then you yourself must be punctual every day. This goes for any sort of behavior or element of work ethic.

• You need expert communication skills. As a leader and a manager, you should be able to communicate clearly and effectively. This is absolutely a fundamental aspect of being a good leader and manager.

You must have the ability to provide both positive and negative feedback in a constructive way to get the best results from your subordinates.

• Address conflicts promptly and fairly. Bad leaders and managers will seek to avoid dealing with internal team problems. You should not do this. The faster you can address the issues and come to a fair resolution, the better.

Your employees are much more likely to respect you if you do this. They also will feel safe in their working environment and will be more apt to perform their work thoroughly and effectively.

• Try to remain open to new ideas. Being close-minded is a bad trait for leaders and managers and can result in missing out on new opportunities to improve work performance, attain company goals, and have a more fluid working environment.

As a good leader and manager, you need to be adaptable and flexible. Listen to your team or staff member's ideas and keep an open mind. Oftentimes, lower-level staff members can come up with solid ideas.

• Always be decisive. Indecision can cause your staff or team to lose faith in your leadership abilities. Also, once you make a decision, it is critical to stick to it unless there are really bad consequences as a result.

You should not fear being wrong; everyone makes mistakes, even the best leaders and managers.