What Are The Characteristics of a Great Manager?

The 10 Oxygen behaviors of Google's best managers (behaviors 3 and 6 have been updated and behaviors 9 and 10 are new):

Is a good coach

Empowers team and does not micromanage

Creates an inclusive team environment, showing concern for success and well-being

Is productive and results-oriented

Is a good communicator — listens and shares information

Supports career development and discusses performance

Has a clear vision/strategy for the team

Has key technical skills to help advise the team

Collaborates across Google

Is a strong decision maker

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https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/the-evolution-of-project-oxygen/: Original research information at Google's reWork site.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2018/08/30/best-managers-google/: Forbes article based on Google's “Project Oxygen” research where researchers wanted to understand what makes a manager great at Google. Note the context is “at Google”.

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