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 © 2009, Business Influence, All Rights Reservedwww.businessinfluence.com.au 
The Best Manager in the World
By Darren Bourke – Director of Business Influence Pty Ltd 
Overview
 
What would the Best Manager in the world look like? Imagine what behaviours and attributesthey would demonstrate and possess. Now imagine if that Manager was You.
 
Let's take a close look at the anatomy of a great Manager and how you can adopt theseattributes into your own management style.
 
Leadership
 
Provide Strategic Direction.
The best Managers always outline the strategic direction for thebusiness. They understand that team members need to relate their individual role to theoverall goal of the business.
Demonstrate Leadership.
Great Managers demonstrate leadership. They always act andbehave as leaders. They take swift, timely and direct action when needed yet still allowsilence or inaction to sit when a still mind and patience is called for.
Explain My Priorities.
A Manager must specifically and exhaustively outline the mostimportant priorities for each and every team member. This should be done both in writing andverbally. It must be understood how these relate and align with the overall business strategy.
Give me some Skin in the Game.
The art of motivating people includes the ability to givethem some skin in the game. Having skin in the game may be via monetary awards such asbonuses, incentive schemes, employee share plans, profit share or equity. If these aren'tavailable, great Managers use other incentives such as promotional opportunities, overseassecondments, celebrations, additional leave and experiences money can't buy. Let's face it -we all want in on the action if we truly contribute to business success.
Empower Me.
The best Managers empower people. We all know individuals that make youwant to run through brick walls and climb Mt.Everest to achieve goals. They often have acontagious enthusiasm, a spark and a wit that rubs off on you. You enjoy working with themand feel empowered by their words and vision.
Management
 
Rolling Operational Contact.
Outstanding Managers set up rolling check-in points to seehow you're going operationally. They commit to this and then let you do the doing in between.These mini check-ins allow you to ask questions, offer solutions and get important feedbackin real time.
Periodic 1-1's.
To complement the rolling operational contact, the best Managers ensurethey meet with you for a 1-1 together periodically. These are often done off-site and take on a"bigger picture" approach to your performance.
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