Top Ten Qualities Manager's should have

Top Ten Qualities Manager’s should have ?

A Positive Attitude
Excitement can be contagious. If a manager exudes a positive attitude and a passion for his/her work, that will help keep morale high. I find that satisfied and happy employees are more productive. A manager that can motivate people while keeping them on task is a great asset.
Prioritization
Lack of focus is the reason many small companies fail. The best managers solve that problem through ruthless prioritization. They identify the three most impactful projects from a list of ten and focus their team on those three. They help keep their employees’ proverbial plates just the right amount of full.
Warmth and Competence
Research out of Harvard Business School found that the best leaders have two unique qualities: warmth and competence. They followed leaders from around the world and discovered that these two characteristics set the best bosses apart. Managers need both of these qualities to lead with their head and their heart.
Empathy
Strong managers work with their teams to set priorities, and then encourage their direct reports to go execute them. Things will always go wrong, whether it's because the goals were wrong, or the junior person just screwed up. At a startup, things are always in flux. It's critical that a manager cares about her team -- and that the team knows this -- to keep everyone positive and working together.
Accountability
Accountability is critical and matters more than simply getting the job done. A manager with strong accountability qualities will take action and responsibility for their goals and objectives. They report why something didn't go according to plan and work toward solutions. Most of all, this quality will rub off on the rest of the team and they too will be accountable for their role and results.
Honesty
Lots of traits are important in a great manager, but honesty trumps them all. From the first interview onward, I'm looking for someone who will tell it like it is. Honesty is important whether it's a manager letting me know when I'm doing something wrong, holding up their hands when they make a mistake or simply saying, "I'm too busy to do this now." I want straight shooters who have integrity.
Patience
The art of patience is something that takes years to control and perfect. I look for managers who can exercise a deep understanding and awareness of patience with team members, clients, vendors and sometimes even with themselves! While I can teach all aspects of the job the one thing I can't teach is someone's gut reaction -- whether they will take a step back and assess or hastily engage.
Character
If you don't trust their character then nothing else really matters. There are many key attributes of a good manager that are derivatives of legitimate character and integrity. Managers that can't be trusted are dangerous and, more often than not, end up being a cancer to the organization that is painful and costly to remove.
Flexibility
Great managers need to know how to think quickly on their feet, and they must also alter their management techniques for each employee, rather than expecting all employees to respond in the same manner to one broad management style.
Effective Decision Making
When I look for a great manager, I look for someone who can take in a lot of information and make a decision. Who can then execute on it without much hand-holding.