Characteristics Of A Manager

What makes a good manager?  There are several different views depending on the type and size if the business involved.  However most can agree there are approximately ten characteristics that all mangers need to have and here are a few.  First a good manager must be self-motivated.  A manager needs to be capable of understanding the basic goals of the business and developing their own strategies for achieving those goals. A manager needs to be able to set goals for their employees and help them to achieve those goals.

Of course dependability is part of the self-motivation.  A manager must be able to be at work on time and able to complete their assigned tasks.  This leads to the second characteristic which is good leadership skills.  Good leadership skills include being confident in their ability to lead a team. A manger needs to be a good public speaker, someone who can delegate tasks appropriately and a person that people will feel comfortable taking directions from.  Third is being a good team player.  The manager has to be someone who is committed to working with a team of people for the improvement of the whole business.  The ability to communicate effectively is of paramount importance as only with proper communication can a manager bridge the gap between the upper-level bosses and the lower-level employees.  This leads into the fourth characteristic which is great customer service skills.  No matter what type of business you are in, you can benefit from having a manager who is excellent in dealing with customers and clients. Ultimately this may not be a large percentage of the manager's job since the daily tasks of customer service will fall to other employees. However, when problems arise with customers, the manager is the one who has the potential to diffuse the situation or to exacerbate it. You want to hire a manager who is going to be capable of making even the most difficult customers happy so that you can retain customers and the business can grow.  The final characteristic is the ability to resolve conflicts. There will always be conflicts in the workplace and often a manager’s role will be as an intermediary.  This can be between two lower- level employees, an upper executive and a lower-level employee, or an employee and a customer.  The manager must be empathetic but have a firm grasp on the procedures and rules of the company.  The manager must be able to make a quick decisive decision and be able defend that decision.  There are many other characteristics that can be included but these are the ones considered most important.

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Two Effects of Human Activities on Local Ecosystems

As the human population continues to grow, the amount of natural resources the earth can offer has decreased. In an effort to find new resources many people have turned to wind turbines and wind farms to supplement the growing demand for electricity. Unfortunately, this is wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. Birds are the species most affected, because their breeding and flight behaviors are often disrupted. Their flight paths have been altered resulting in some species changing their migration habits. Some birds have even changed their migration patterns in order to avoid the areas where there are wind farms. The ocean is another ecosystem to suffer due to increases in human population. The Environmental Protection Agency has cited ocean dumping and vessel discharges as two major contributors of human pollution on the oceans. Pollution from point sources, such as those from industrial or municipal facilities, is another contributor. Oil spills and nuclear fallout have caused extreme harm to the ocean’s delicate balance. These pollutants affect the organisms in the ocean, causing illness, altered breeding habits, and ultimately death. Commercial whaling and commercial fishing have caused the near extinction of several species. In the rain forests, the deforestation has caused the loss of several hundreds of species due to the loss of their habitat. Other species have adapted but this has led to mutations in the species. Unless the human population is controlled, it has been projected that the earth will be unable to repair the damage that has been done. 

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