“When you’re a leader, success is about helping other people grow. That’s really what we’re talking about here with these skills.”

Geekery is afoot as Mike and Ethan drop a few Lord of the Rings references while they help managers explore the skills they absolutely need to be practicing. The main message of part two of our series on the Top 15 Management Skills is that your job as a manager is to help your employees grow. As a manager, these 15 skills need to be on your radar if you expect to build and sustain morale, establish trust and respect with your employees, get s*** done and help create the workplaces we all want to be in.

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The Top 15 Management Skills:

1.       Show caring & respect

2.       Advocate for your people

3.       Communicate, communicate, communicate

4.       Involve others in decision making…be collaborative

5.       Be consistent, fair & equitable

6.       Give autonomy and trust

7.       Ask for (and be open to) feedback

8.       Deal with issues…fix problems

9.       Be approachable

10.   Give recognition and thanks

11.   Hold employees accountable

12.   Be available and responsive

13.   Follow through and follow up

14.   Make your expectations clear

15.   Provide resources and training

Resources:

First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently – Book by Marcus Buckingham and the Gallup Press