6 Micro Habits of Highly Effective Managers

For a manager, being effective is not optional. It’s a crucial part of their job.

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What makes managers highly effective?

Making too many suboptimal decisions throughout the day or making a few decisions well?

Keeping busy by reactively solving problems or proactively turning opportunities into results?

Trying to take giant leaps and give up when progress seems far-fetched or setting an easy pace and continuing each day steadily?

Sticking to their outdated beliefs or showing curiosity to expand their knowledge?

The answers are obvious, and yet most managers struggle to be effective. They try to adopt complicated frameworks and practices even before they have developed the right habits. But without the basics in place, all their effort goes to waste.

“Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results.” — Peter Drucker

For a manager, being effective is not optional; it’s a crucial part of their job. Without effectiveness:

1. More time is spent on inconsequential tasks…