Students need to conduct a review of the management literature to identify the six most important qualities of a successful manager. In completing the literature review students can draw from sources such as journal articles (e.g. Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review); books on management and leadership; magazine articles (e.g. The Economist; Financial Mail); business newspaper articles (e.g. Business Report; Business Times); as well as from reliable internet sources?
Start by googling the phrase "most important qualities of a good manager." The word "good" is essential here.
I have not found a better book than:
"The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done" (Harper Business Essentials)
You will find a summary in this Harvard Business Review article (2004):
https://hbr.org/2004/06/what-makes-an-effective-executive
Students however, should read the book. Everything else on the subject since has been couched in different words and repackaged.
Hi Darryl Jaftha
Look at these books about leadership written by Stephen Covey, one of the most world-renowned author and expert in the field of leadership.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. A summary of this book is in this link: http://www.timboonp12.vic.edu.au/app/webroot/uploaded_files/media/community_support_book.pdf
Principle-Centered Leadership. A summary of this book is in this link: http://www.adaptera.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Principal-Centred-Leadership_Stephen-Covey.pdf
Best regards from Cuba
Juan A.
Here are a few good paper that may be of your interest
http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jvl/vol1_iss1/Spears_Final.pdf
http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1133&context=ojwed
Dear Darryl,
I still believe a systematic review on the topic is the best alternative. It might take you some time, but you will not fail your task. Moreover, once the world have changed, people have also changed; therefore, the requirements for a good manager certainly have changed too. Then, it is a good idea to analyze how these concepts have changed through the time, and only a systematic review would make it.
Good work for you!
Regina
I agree that a systematic review is a good place to start -- and like the other suggestions as well. I also wonder if these characteristics vary depending on what is being managed? Granted, I would suspect that there are overarching themes that would apply to all -- but a sensitivity to the context where which they are applied could make leadership education and awareness building efforts more successful.
Rick Pitino, Bill Reynolds (2001), Lead to Succeed: 10 Traits of Great Leadership in Business and Life
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