The document provides tips for being a better manager in several areas: 1) Motivate employees by identifying their strengths, setting goals, and providing feedback and appreciation. 2) When delegating responsibilities, assign stretching tasks and assume responsibility for employee mistakes to encourage risk-taking. 3) Communicate effectively by keeping an open door, listening, asking questions and clarifying.

1. HOW TO BE A BETTER
MANAGER
Lungu Robert Nicolae Silviu
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2. A good manager is able to blend into the background, changing small
things here and there to great effect.
Being a good manager is about leading by example.

3. Motivating your employees
1. Motivate people.
2. Make people feel good.
The successful manager is great at identifying his
employees' strengths and applauding them every
once in a while. That's because good managers
know that happy people make productive people.
Try to applaud your employees' strengths both
publicly and privately.
3. Tell your employees how much you
appreciate them from time to time.
Ask them out for a cup of coffee and tell them
what you appreciate about them: They're a hard
worker; they effectively motivate other people;
they're easy to coach; they're disciplined or go
the extra mile; they always cheer you up, etc.
Don't mince words — just tell them straight out.

4. Setting goals
1. Under-promise, over-deliver.
2. Make sure each employee knows what's expected.
Having concrete goals empowers your employees and keeps them focused on
work. Explicitly outline what you expect, when the deadline is, and what
you'll do with the results.
3. Offer goal-oriented feedback.
Providing your employees with quick
feedback that's focused on their work can
help foster improvement. Meet in small teams
or one-on-one, and go over your comments in
detail.
4. Hold yourself to the highest standards.

5. Delegating responsability
1. Assign tasks that will stretch your employees.
As your workers begin to take on more responsibility and demonstrate that they're capable,
give them tasks that will expand their skills and help them take more ownership of their
work. Not only are you finding out how much your employees can handle, you're making
them more valuable to the company.
2. Assume responsibility for your employees' mistakes.
When one of your underlings makes a mistake, don't lord it over them; assume the mistake
as your own, even if it isn't technically yours. What you're doing is creating a culture where
your employees feel comfortable making mistakes.[1] This is a very important concept:Doing
this allows your employees to innovate and, ultimately, to learn or grow.
3. Don't take credit for your employees' achievements.
4. Acknowledge your own missteps.
When things don't turn out the way you expected, recognize what you could have done
differently and verbalize this realization to your employees. This shows them that you make
mistakes too, and it also shows them how they should handle their own mistakes.

6. Communicating Effectively
1. Keep the door open.
2. Take an interest in your employees.
3. Don't mix positive and negative feedback.
4. Listen.
5. Clarify what you're hearing.
6. Ask questions.

7. Embracing Egalitarianism
1. Treat everyone equally.
2. Treat your employees well.
If you're good to your workers and they're happy with their jobs, they'll pass that
kindness on to customers and invaluably bolster the image of your company. Or, they'll
do the same for their employees and maintain a positive corporate culture.

8. Bibliography
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/amyanderson/2013/04/17/good-employees-make-
mistakes-great-leaders-allow-them-to/
• http://www.businessinsider.com/8-habits-of-highly-effective-google-managers-
2011-3
• http://careers.pda.org/2012/08/communicate-well-five-strategies-to-enhance-
your-managerial-communication-skills/
• www.wikihow.com