Can you believe the end of the year is upon us? Mercifully or merrily, depending upon your perspective. Whether you led dozens of people or just yourself there was no shortage of psychology to manage in 2021. This will be our last piece of content for the year. I need a break too!
Everybody wants to join a mission driven company. Companies that accrue the best talent and are out to challenge the establishment with a world changing product or service. But a funny thing happens. Those castles in the sky eventually collide with cold bedrock in order to grow into sustainable enterprises.
Last week I mentioned that over the past few months I’ve caught up with a few dozen managers to hear about their management journeys. For some of those conversations, when extra time allowed, I asked them:
“What qualities did your best managers have? What qualities did your worst managers have?”
Here’s a summary of the responses: