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PERSONALITY TRAITS OF A SUCCESSFUL MANAGER. ? ? ? ? ? ?. Personality?.
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Personality? • Personality is the sum total of ways in which an individual react and interact with others. • Personality can be defined as those inner psychological characteristics that both determine and reflect how a person respond to his or her environment. - schiffman • Personality reflects individual differences.
Determinants of personality • Biological factors . - Heredity - brain - physical features • Cultural factors. • Family and social factors - home environment - social groups • Situational factors.
Aspects of Personality • Subjective Aspects Examples • External Packaging • Height • Weight • Dressing Sense • Looks • Hair Style • Presentation • Gesture & Posture
Objective Aspects Examples • Internal Features • Mannerism • Communication • Intelligence • Etiquettes • Confidence Level • Leadership
Types of Managers • ENTERPRENUER PERFORMERS:- They are highly enthusiastic, self motivated and great achievers. Just give them objective and they will plan, organize, coordinator, monitor and manage the entire project. • STAR PERFORMERs:- This category of managers are smart workers. They are good implementers, they need to be given right inputs & directions. • AVERAGE PERFORMERS:- This category of managers are good at raising queries, more of talkers and have a potential to perform but are not utilizing their performance fully.
BELOW AVERAGE PERFORMERS:- This category of managers are the once who shirk work, pass on the buck. Would take the work leisurly & perform as a last resort. • Non Performers:- They are sheer liabilities to the organization. They lack in their abilities & need to be declared misfits or surplus. They may have been recruited on account of some references.
What is Success? • Achieving one’s targets • Accomplishment of Goals • Dynamic/ Not Static • Not Complacence
Continuous Process Success in real sense is Achieving Excellence
Traits of a Successful Manager • Know Thyself • Strengths • Weaknesses • Opportunities • Threats
Effective Communication • Achievement Orientation • Initiative Taking • High Sense of Commitment • Proactive Approach • Creative & Innovative • Assertive Leadership
Being Visionary-Great Sense of Mission & Focus • Trust Building Capability • Willingness to learn & unlearn • Building Excellent Team Work • Prompt Decisions Making • Problem Solving Approach
Analytical Ability • To be Ethical & Professional • Keeping Promises • Command and not Demand Respect
Road Blocks Which Hamper the Success of Managers • Demotivating /Demoralizing others • Negative Attitude • Expectation level too high • Being too egoistic • Indulging/supporting politics • Hypocrisy • Ineffective Communication & Listening Skills
Failure to do self Introspection • Arguing/Complaining/Nagging & Blaming Others • Not Accepting Challenges of Change & Uncertainties • Failure to appreciate organization Strength & Constraints • Not Accepting Objective Criticism
Delaying Decisions • Being Unethical • Being Unprofessional
Successful Manager Being an Entrepreneur • In the common Parlance, Entrepreneurship is the ability to run and manage one’s own business. • Signifies ownership and spirit of performing , accomplishing and excelling the way one would do for one’s own venture. It involves working with passion, devotion, determination, dedication to achieve the organizations objective. • Manager should have Passion for Entrepreneurship.