In your opinion, what are the essential qualities of a successful manager?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

At XYZ, during 1:1 a developer on my team said that he did not understand how
ELK works and wanted to my advice on how to learn this technology. I saw this as
a mentoring opportunity and assigned a Sr. Dev as he was subject matter expert
on ELK to mentor this Dev. I also ensured that he was provided right resources
so that he can learn on his own as well. The result was that this Dev was able
to pick up on ELK stack and operate independently. I also followed up in the
next few meetings to ensure that this dev was on the right track.

Anonymous · Answer

In my opinion the following are the most essential qualities of a successful
manager:
1. Communication:  Make sure all team members know whats expected out of them as
clearly as possible. Make sure every member of the team knows exactly what other
members are working on. To this effect I established a process at Proofpoint
that emphasized on documenting all of your work on Confluence whenever possible.
As part of the communication quality I also maintain clarity in times of
ambiguity. For example at Proofpoint when there was a slight change in
prioritization because of a change in upper management I made sure that the team
morale is not affected and all of their concerns are heard and answered as much
as possible.
2. Empowerment: I believe that as a manager, my job is to establish a platform
for success for all team members. For example at Proofpoint, this manifested as
defining clear problems and tasks for all team members and letting them solve
the problem in a way that aligns with the team's priorities and time
commitments. Unblock them when necessary and support them throughout the
process.
3. Accountability: Being accountable for the decisions I make and also instill
the same principle in my team mates. Establish metrics to track progress and do
your best to make sure the team follows those metrics.
4. Reward and establish trust: Give kudos and reward team mates for their
contribution. Be transparent and offer constructive feedback to improve whenever
necessary.

Anonymous · Answer

- must know the trade off between time cost quality triangle
- must be able identify stakeholder and their interest/need and influence on the
project
- must be able to foresee risks and creative, resilience enough to identify
mitigations
- must be a problem solver
- resilience / patienceful
- Open minded, good listener at the same time assertive
- Must be have flexibility to modulate the style of communication based on the
party dealing with

Anonymous · Answer

Customer Obsession: I prioritize understanding and meeting the needs of our
customers, ensuring their satisfaction and loyalty through efficient operations
and exceptional service.
Ownership: I take ownership of projects and processes within Amazon, driving
initiatives forward and being accountable for their success from inception to
execution.
Bias for Action: I'm proactive in addressing challenges and opportunities in
Amazon's operations and customer service, taking swift and decisive action to
optimize processes and resolve issues.For instance when we run out of supplies,I
quickly take the orders of our customers and find a way of putting them as
priorities when we restock .This is to ensure I proactively meet customers needs
Invent and Simplify: I constantly seek ways to innovate and simplify processes
at Amazon, whether through developing new procedures or leveraging technology,
to improve efficiency and enhance the customer experience.
Learn and Be Curious: I maintain a commitment to continuous learning and
curiosity, staying abreast of industry trends, customer preferences, and
emerging technologies at Amazon to anticipate changes and proactively respond to
evolving needs.
Insist on the Highest Standards: I uphold high standards of quality, accuracy,
and compliance in all aspects of my work at Amazon, ensuring that we meet or
exceed the highest standards to build trust and credibility with customers and
stakeholders.
Dive Deep: As a business analyst, I dive deep into data and analytics to uncover
insights that drive informed decision-making and process improvement at Amazon,
identifying opportunities for optimization and innovation.
Earn Trust: I prioritize building trust with customers, colleagues, and
stakeholders at Amazon by demonstrating integrity, reliability, and competence
in every interaction and decision, fostering trust and confidence in my
abilities and expertise.
Think Big: I encourage thinking beyond the status quo and aiming for significant
impact through ambitious goals and strategies, driving growth and innovation at
Amazon.
Deliver Results: Ultimately, my success is measured by my ability to deliver
tangible results that positively impact Amazon's performance and customer
satisfaction levels, driving continuous improvement and success in my role

Anonymous · Answer

a) Enabler - a good manager should empower his team to succeed
b) Execution and Stratergy - should be laser focused on execution and should be
able to think of problems before they happen and solve both people and business
problems with technology
c) Lead the mission from the front, shield the team from distraction and
celebrate team success.

Anonymous · Answer

A successful manager is someone who is
1. Result driven: Works with stakeholders to identify the key priorities to work
on and executes accordingly.  
2. clear vision: It is very important to have a strategic vision to work on for
the teams, products the person is managing. define KPIs to measure them. Aligns
the goals as per company's goals
3. Ownership: Owns the goals set out based on the vision. Executes them and
keeps people updated.
4. Customer driven: Works based on customer and company's priorities.
5. Good listener and empathetic: Actively listens to people issues and works
accordingly.

Anonymous · Answer

My philosophy is "Help Me! Help you" - I always am an enabler for my team to
perform at their best. 
Essential Qualities for a manager are:
a) Be great at Collobration
b) Be a great Communicator
c) Think of using the team mates strength to better their career
d) Be a proponent of the awesome work their team is doing
e) Unblock the issues so the team be more productive
f) Hold the team to a higher engineering standard

Anonymous · Answer

A successful manager :
a) Knows how to execute with the resource on hand
b) Knows how to grow people and play to peoples strength on the team
c) Maintaines a health relationship with the stakeholders
d) Keeps the team at high performance level to satisfy customer needs
e) Hire and develop people for the org.

Anonymous · Answer

a) Enabler - a good manager should empower his team to succeed 
b) Execution and Stratergy - should be laser focused on execution and should be
able to think of problems before they happen and solve both people and business
problems with technology
c) Lead the mission from the front, shield the team from distraction and
celebrate team success.
At Auctane I enabled my team to succeed, I came up with the vision of solving
customer problems and executed key projects to help impove CSAT by 25% and
increase reveneu by 5 million $. I celebrated my teams ontime and within budget
- with my team making sure that they get the kudos for the role they played.

Anonymous · Answer

The essential qualities of a successful manager are:

1.  from team management perspective is: 1) be a good listener and care about
the team problems and individuals personal and professional needs alike 2) be
passionate about developing careers and mentoring the team. 3) Be a enabler,
help anything and everything your team needs your for, be escalation, be
techincal or strategic guidence, boosting team morale, help shield from
randomization, maintain healthy work life balance. 4) Not be biased and
judgemental.
2. Organization perspective: 1) Be obsessed about providing business value
through customer obsession 2) Make sure your team is getting the recognition and
able to work on the most important projects for the organization 3) Great
collaborator who can blur team boudaries and thrive in a cross functional
environment.

Anonymous · Answer

conveying and continual focus on clear vision with goals that drive clearly
towards your end target is so important. Your team needs to be connected to the
why of work and know how they play a role in the success of the team.

Anonymous · Answer

being able to set up a key success metrics (KPIs) and keeping the the team to
meet the metrics.
supporting team members to grow
managing low and high performers
knowing how to work efficiently with stakeholders and keeping them accountable
for their work

Anonymous · Answer

Approachable and good listening skills, people management, understanding the
business

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