"Being good at interpersonal relations and work performance" can advance our career. As a business manager, how do you do both well? Through this article, you will learn what successful managers must do and which qualities are most important. Possessing them will help you go further.
Daily Must-Dos:
- Summarize your task completion for the day.
- Consider the main work you should do tomorrow.
- Understand the sales development of at least one department or provide corresponding guidance.
- Identify a company weakness and think of methods and steps to improve it.
- Remember the name and characteristics of one employee.
- Review the reports you must read daily.
- Reflect on any mistakes in your work that day.
- Assess whether the quality and efficiency of your work can be improved.
- Approve documents that need your signature.
Weekly Must-Dos:
- Hold a meeting with middle-level managers.
- Have a discussion with a major functional department.
- Communicate with someone you consider a current or future key employee.
- Report to your boss once.
- Summarize the sales progress of each department.
- Hold a meeting related to quality.
- Correct an incorrect practice in a detail within the company.
- Check the implementation of corrective measures from last week.
- Conduct an informal self-summary.
- Organize your files or bookshelves.
- Understand changes in relevant financial indicators.
- Contact an important client.
- Review the reports you must read weekly.
- Contact a distributor.
- Praise one of your key employees.
Ten-Day Must-Dos:
- Invite a different employee to a meal or tea.
- Communicate with the finance department once.
- Provide focused assistance to a department's sales.
- Visit a distributor.
Monthly Must-Dos:
- Assess the sales performance of each department.
- Visit an important client.
- Conduct a self-assessment.
- Review monthly financial statements.
- Review overall monthly sales.
- Plan next month's sales.
The 12 Most Important Qualities
1. Loyalty
- Think from the boss's perspective.
- Share your ideas with superiors.
- Always protect the company's interests.
- Think about how to make money for the company.
- Resist external temptations.
2. Dedication
- Work not just for pay.
- Provide service and effort beyond your compensation.
- Be willing to make personal sacrifices for work.
- Pay attention to every detail in your work.
3. Proactiveness
- Shift from "I have to do" to "I want to do."
- Take on extra tasks voluntarily.
- Act first and talk later, surprising your superiors.
- Learn to self-recommend.
- Set high standards: if asked for one step, do three.
- Balance proactiveness; don't rush to show off or take others' work.
4. Responsibility
- The core of responsibility is a sense of duty.
- Do every small thing well.
- Be true to your word and follow through.
- If wrong, admit it; never make excuses.
- Stop problems from escalating.
- Don't let small negligence cause big mistakes.
5. Efficiency
- Say goodbye to being busy but unproductive.
- Focus without distractions.
- Quantify and detail your daily work.
- Procrastination is the most vicious career killer.
- Prioritize important tasks.
- Prevent perfectionism from hindering efficiency.
6. Results
- Think from the start about how to get things done.
- There are always more solutions than problems.
- Work smart, not just hard.
- If conditions are lacking, create them.
- Exceed expectations in completing tasks.
7. Communication
- Communication is different from gossip.
- Both silence and over-talking are mistakes.
- Raise issues with solutions, communicate face-to-face, and resolve on the spot.
- Develop the emotional intelligence to accept criticism.
- Keep the big picture in mind; report both good and bad news.
- Internal conflicts are okay, but present a united front externally.
8. Teamwork
- A drop of water merges into the sea; an individual merges into the team.
- Follow overall arrangements.
- Discipline ensures combat effectiveness.
- Don't be the team's weak link; if you are, improve yourself.
- Consider others and the team more.
9. Ambition
- Learn with an empty cup mentality.
- Don't get angry; strive to improve.
- Don't repeat one year's experience for ten years.
- Make time to improve and recharge.
- Develop your comparative advantages.
- Challenge yourself and plan ahead.
10. Humility
- Don't seek credit or rewards.
- Overcome the feeling of being overqualified.
- Don't put on airs or rely on seniority.
- Respect everyone.
- Strive to match your reputation with reality; be worthy of your position.
- Treat achievements as a start and honors as motivation.
11. Cost Awareness
- Be honest in expense reports.
- Don't play tricks or take petty advantages.
- Don't waste company resources, even a piece of paper.
- Cherish every minute of work time.
- Strive for maximum returns on every cost.
- Remember: what you save is profit!
12. Gratitude
- The boss gives you a job.
- Work provides not only pay but also learning and growth opportunities.
- Colleagues cooperate with you.
- Competitors show you the gap and room for growth.
- Critics help you improve continuously.
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