3 Simple Ways to Be a Better Manager

Peter Economy is a best-selling business author, ghostwriter, developmental editor, and publishing consultant with more than 100 books to his credit (and more than 3 million copies sold). His book Managing For Dummies sold more than 600,000 copies, and his latest book is Wait, I’m the Boss?!? – The Essential Guide For New Managers to Succeed From Day One. He is The Leadership Guy on Inc.com and for more than a decade served as Associate Editor for Leader to Leader magazine.

Top Takeaways: 3 Simple Ways to Be a Better Manager with Peter Economy

3 Simple Ways to Be a Better Manager
A fulltime writer for the last 20 years
It’s crushing to be laid off, no matter the circumstances
The best security you can have is to rely on yourself
We control our future; we are in charge of how we react to what happens to us
There is such a built-in demand for new managers to learn how to be better
The biggest challenge facing new managers: making the transition from being an expert to overseeing a lot of different people and products
We promote to the lowest level of incompetence
Organizations must have dual tracks for their employees to rise and be promoted
Don’t get stuck in a position with no opportunity for growth
Do we promote rising stars too quickly?
Don’t have a structure so rigid you set your team up for failure
Wait, I’m the Boss?
Bad bosses are the number one reason people leave their job
For small businesses, training managers hasn’t been a priority
There are 1,000,001 ways to be a better manager
Optimism is one of the first ways you can be a better manager
Honesty is the second key to be a better manager
Be inspiring is so important as a manager, not just as a leader
Managers are not just operational but inspirational
Optimism is internal but inspiration radiates energy
Managers need to be more human