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This article by Mike Perla is well worth reading if you’re in management, or close to management, and are interested in how you’re perceived by your employees.

I believe that perception is truth when it comes to how employees perceive their managers, so managers that want their employees to think they’re good managers, need to shift their employee’s perceptions of themselves (okay, that was a mouthful… I’ve never claimed to write good copy).

Being a ‘Good Manager’ is often more art than science, but I also think the principles and traits can be learned if the manager is interested in being a good manager, thought that’s usually the hard thing to sell to a manager…

Oh, and after you’ve read that article, go back and read Mike’s first article on the subject:

The multiplier effect of bad managers can wreak havoc on the talent flow within an organization, leading to lower morale and productivity, and higher costs to attract quality candidates and retain valuable employees.

I really love good content that’s free. Most of the concepts Mike has covered in these articles have been taught to me at work in fairly expensive classes… Thanks MarketingProfs.