| Manager means to manage any work or an | | | | will work. The second important quality is |
| organization. To manage is not that easy. | | | | focus. A manager should be focused to the |
| Imagine the size of some of the large | | | | goal of the company and his/her every action |
| organizations. Their turnover exceeds GDP of | | | | should go in that direction. All such sub |
| many countries. But the companies have to be | | | | skills as Time management, Human resources |
| managed effectively and efficiently and good | | | | management, Marketing, Production and |
| managers are needed to do that. It applies to | | | | purchases are part of the larger goal. Each |
| self-run businesses. If you do not know how | | | | of these has to be made more effective and |
| to manage your business, it will suffer. How | | | | efficient. |
| to test yourself and know if you are a good | | | | |
| manager or whether you have the qualities to | | | | One important factor that at times overrides |
| become a good manager? Let us find out. | | | | all others is vision. What is the vision of |
| | | | the manager about the organization? How does |
| What are the qualities of a good manager? Let | | | | the manager look at the future and what is |
| us summarize. To know the goal of the | | | | larger game plan? These are very important to |
| organization and to achieve those goals with | | | | formulate policies, which will satisfy the |
| minimum resources and maximum effectiveness | | | | goals of the organization. No organization is |
| is the first goal of any manager. If the | | | | static. It is a dynamic mix of many forces |
| primary goal of your company right now is to | | | | that has to be managed to move in a single |
| increase sales, irrespective of profits, you | | | | direction. The test of a manger lies in doing |
| have to do that with given resources. If the | | | | this. Test yourself against all these |
| goal is to increase profits, you have to do | | | | requirements and find out the strengths and |
| that by cutting costs, improving sales, | | | | weaknesses. Once you know your weaknesses, |
| raising prices, and improving employee | | | | you can work upon them and improve your |
| effectiveness and raise profits. | | | | performance. Try some quizzes from the |
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| The quality that is most important for a good | | | | answering them. The tests will help you |
| manager is skill and knowledge. Unless a | | | | greatly in finding out more about yourself. |
| manger has skill to perform a job, nothing | | | | |