The home maker to be a successful manager should have certain qualities as given by Premavathy et.al, 2005. They are
Intelligence: An intelligent manager is keen on observing, understanding, thinking and remembering. She should develop all ways of gaining knowledge, ability to solve problems and achieve goals. Intelligence also includes mental alertness and ability to grasp knowledge and situation.
Enthusiasm: It is an ability to motivate others to become interested in the activity. The environment created should be contagious and make everyone to take interest in performing and completing the work. An enthusiastic manager can create a feeling of happiness by working hard to achieve her targets.
Imagination: This is the ability to rearrange facts and ideas into new patterns of work. This aids in making fresh plans and come out successfully in meeting problem situations. It can also be called creativity.
Perseverance: A good manager should have the ability to combine courage and patience to face facts. She has to believe in the inherent values of the task and feel strong about the outcome of the efforts. Faith in work and abilities will give the manager the courage to take necessary risks and try to achieve solutions until the problems are solved and goals are achieved.
Judgement: A sense of judgement enables the manager to be fair in weighing the various facts in a situation and to see the problem in totality. She should be able to weigh critically and make decisions while choosing the best alternative.
Adaptability: The human environment and the work demands are not static and require change in the approaches. All managers have to adapt themselves and their approaches as and when required. An intelligent manager will be able to adapt quickly in changing situations and changing demands.
Communication: A manger should be able to convey clearly and have a meaningful dialogue with the family members. This not only involves sharing of knowledge, feelings, desires and experiences, but also taking time to share thoughts with one another. An effective communication is the key to managers' success.
Understanding Human Nature for Team Building and Leadership: The managers should be sympathetic and understanding since these are important in developing healthy human relationships and for reducing friction while dealing with others. The manager has to understand the values, attitudes, behaviour and capabilities of the family members so that she is able to delegate the right responsibility to the right person and lead and motivate them towards the achievement of goals.
Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem: They are important qualities of a manager which helps in decision-making and leading the whole family towards their goals. A confident person with the faith in herself and her team can easily lead the family towards success.
Synergy: A manager can use synergy by combining and coordinating the individual capacities to achieve higher total output. When human efforts are combined, the total efforts are much more than the addition of their individual efforts. This is synergy.
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