why the good managers never negotiate?
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They are not good managers if they cannot negotiate.
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Perhaps they are waiting for you to complete your degree. There are many possible factors, from your boss not wanting to lose one of his best employees to you having a nasty habit of being 5 minutes late regularly. The supervisor who has you train people on the computer system is delegating, which is a sign of a good manager. Delegate, don't do is almost a cliche in management.\n\nHow's your fashion sense? Managers need to appear profesional, so if you aren't "dressing for success" that may be holding you back. Are you eager to accept new responsibilities, or do you wait until you are told to do something? Are you a creative problem solver? Creativity is a must in a good manager.\n\nAre you a team player? No one will ever promote a whiner, it's not conducive to building a good team. Are you able to communicate clearly and concisely? You need to be able to get your point across in order to be a manager.\n\nDo you have self-confidence? No one wants to be led by a person who is insecure, and no one will promote a person who always needs to have their ego stroked.\n\nAre you politically savvy? Office politics, while distasteful to many, are a very real part of life. Those who choose to go their own way ruffle feathers, and miss promotions.\n\nHave you let anyone know you want to be promoted? Managers aren't psychic, and it could be that your boss is one of those who thinks you need to ask him, instead of vice versa.\n\nDo you lose control of yourself at the office parties? A moment of indiscretion at a single party can ruin a career.\n\nAre you sleeping with the co-worker the boss lusts after? Office romances are dangerous - even amonst peers. You never know what the boss really feels.\n\nFinally - are you dedicated? The fact that you are 30 and only a junior in college means you aren't that committed to your education - which the boss may view as an inability to juggle multiple priorities.\n\nIf you really want to be promoted, why not go to your boss, ask what you need to do to be promoted, and then follow through? Most people in a position of authority love to help others get ahead - they can't be promoted until they can show their boss who will fill their shoes.\n\nOf course, it could just be that you happen to work with a bunch of idiots who have no idea how to run a company, and so are unable to recognize your talent. On the other hand, your boss may not want to promote you because he feels you will get his job and he'll get the boot.\n\nEvery promotion I have received has come after I was already doing many of the duties of my supervisor. Do the job first, and then get the title. If you can present the business case for your promotion to your boss you are much more likely to get it. Show them what you've done to make the company more successful, and then ask for more responsibility.
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Blowing things off for management to do is ok but it's really not the answer.  Management expects the employees they pay to work out their own issues.  \n\nIf an attempt to work this out with her has already been taken (you've actually DISCUSSED this with this lady) and nothing was done, THEN you discuss it with management.\n\nIf you haven't talked to her already, then talk to her.  Let her know what the problem is.  She honestly may not be aware that she has a problem.\n\nAnd you would be doing her a greater service talking to her personally rather than letting her hear it from management and then finding out that everyone was talking about her behind her back.  Bad form!!!  Talk to her.
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Manager are not expected to make mistakes but as you all know that humans make mistakes.  Yes they can make mistakes but not expected to make them because of their experience in that professional field you should leave no room for mistakes.  It is bad business and doen't set a good model for your co-worker's or employee's to think that is ok but it does happen the outcome can be at a loss of monies.
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If he wants to be a good manager and gain respect in the workplace, it is. No good manager ignores the people he works with. It leads to all kinds of problems. Too numerous to list
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Negotiating can be win-win. The mission is to find the middle ground. It's delicate and takes time to read what the other person really wants. Everyone wants something. Find out their "wants" and play to them. If you go into it with the mentality of "me first" you'll lose in the long run. Establishing a long term relationship is the best way to getting long-term results. Burn someone on a deal and it will cost you in the future.
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Before you get too tied up in the pure academics of management keep in mid that the best manager are leaders.  They inspire loyalty, motivate people and provide rewards out side of money.\n\nMy only reference is managing/leading people for 25 years while also having  BS, MA and MBA degrees.\n\nYou might think about interviewing or just talking to people you feel are leaders in your school, work, community, etc.
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My experience sais that people work very hard to be able to treat the people below them like slaves. That is the corporate ladder at work. People think that they have to be mean in order to encourage productivity. I have had a couple jobs with respectful bosses but when that is the case the company treats us all like dirt and we sort of ganged together. I am now self-employed which is much easier but not reinforced by the society, it has its prices (insurance credit etc) Self employment is the way to go if you cant handle people power-tripping over you......
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No.  An effective manager will provide positive and negative feedback.  However, the negative feedback should be constructive, not just "You suck at x, y, and z."  Employees need to know what is good and what is bad regarding their work.  If they never heard the negative side, they would never know what needs improving.
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A people manager needs to be able to \n\na) set clear objectives which are both challenging and realistic\nb) give credit where credit is due and say thank you\nc) deal with problems as soon as they arise in a constructive and firm way\nd) be approachable and willing to listen\ne) help staff to continually develop their skills by giving regular feedback and offering them training\n\nThe worst qualities are\na) indecision\nb) assumption of the cause of a problem without finding out the facts\nc) laying down rules without consultation or discussion\nd) refusal to accept or implement change\ne) inability to relate to their staff
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Every year they have to show Billions in Profit to keep the Shareholders satisfied. Else top management sometimes gets fired. So, if the Sector ain't doing well, they try to cut costs, and since this is 21 st century an this has been going on since 19 the century so you can't complain about low pay. 200 years of industralisation and cutting costs.
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Professional advice about how a company can save money is only going to be successful if all levels of management are encouraged to share responsible strategies.\nSteven Berger said most managers want more accountability.
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You don't say whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, but I will assume you're an undergrad. One of the most difficult tasks in the "real world" of business is finding and retaining good "middle managers." Much has been written on the topic, but no one has emerged with a workable solution. That leaves it wide open for you to offer constructive suggestions, and you have a wide array of reference material. Good luck!
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A lot of times people don't give a fresher manager a chance because they don't always know what has to be done.  That doesn't necessarily mean being a new manager is a downfall.  It means you can take creative steps to fixing what isn't working right.  If you are a new manager, take the first step in asking your staff to help you with suggestions or bring things to your attention.  Experience helps in making decisions.  BUT you need the right balance of experience and new attitude to make things easier.  A lot of experienced managers walk into a new department make changes that fit into a mold of what he or she sees needs done.  But he or she doesn't realize how it actually affects the team.  Be sure to pay some attention to your staff's morale and give praise as much as you do criticism.\n\nWhen you can, check out some seminars to help with leadership skills.  Also, make sure to work on some public speaking skills so you can conduct good staff and board meetings.
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Probably because the standard for "high morale" is always changing.  Managers are often not skilled and trained by the corporation, thus they don't know how to provide a good working environment.  \n\nSetting clearly understood goals, addressing negative issues immediately and recognizing everyone's contributions are 3 easy steps.  \n\nIf your managers don't get it, neither does the corporation.....
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Most good managerial positions require some real life experience because you gonna be dealing with the real world and no more theory like in class.  You can get it if at all you're the only one who has applied for it and whoever is advertising the job is that desperate which in the present  modern world doesn't seem to happen very often. There is a lotta competition out there and you better be ready when the opportunity pops up. You are most likely to start off as a junior manager.  I think it is more comfortable from that position while you're learning from the seniors.
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Well, there are two opposing views.  The majority view is that there is no such thing as managerial competencies, because our bosses are all incompetent.  The minority view is that it is not possible to attain competencies in the managerial field because all us stupid peon grunts are incompetent, and the bosses are the only ones which know anything.\n\nInterestingly enough, everyone is capable of holding either one of these opposing views, sometimes simulatneously.  Which view is held depends entirely on which position one holds.\n\nThere are thousands of completed works on this subject.  They are called pink slips, resumes, and job-related paperwork.  Occasionally, a completed work on this subject will be written in the blood of a boss, but this tends to get the police involved in a way which is never favorable for the surviving author of the work.\n\nThere is also an even larger mass of incompleted work on this subect, which generally comes with the phrases 'Well boss, you never told me..." and "Well use your brain and figure something out, what do you think I pay you for?"