5 Differences Between Good and Bad Managers

Be the good one.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly is a famous spaghetti western film with Clint Eastwood. In this movie, we have three main characters. Each has a nickname — the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Nothing is black and white, but people enjoy using nicknames. You may have one, and you don’t even know it. Are you a competent or bad manager?

You may hope for good. But are you sure? When you get a label you will have a hard time getting rid of it. So, watch out for what you have.

There are differences between good and bad managers. My favorites are care, flexibility, listening, questions, and overpromising.

1. Care

How do you feel when someone cares about you? Safe, comfortable, hopeful? And what if someone does not care about you? Frustrated, alone, unimportant?

The first difference between good and bad managers is how they care.

The good ones care about their teams and really mean it.

The bad ones pretend to care or do not care about anyone except themselves. They seek what is most beneficial for themselves. Care does not just exist in families and friendships, but at work, too