5 Behaviours that make a Great Manager at LinkedIn – and 3 that don’t!

Usually, the term ‘BOSS’ shapes the image of a tough, decisive, hard-nosed, quick-to-judge, ultra-rational and results-driven person in one’s mind. Often, we tend to equate a good leader with these traits, but do they really qualify as great managers? And if these are great qualities, then what are behaviours that make managers struggle? These are questions that many of us would like to have answers to.

Business Insider chatted up with Radha Shreeniwas, HR Business Partner, Director at LinkedIn, to learn what are some of the qualities of its best managers, and we found these 5 behaviours which make for a great manager at LinkedIn, a company which puts great emphasis on leadership. In addition to this, we also came across a Google study that narrowed down on the top 3 causes why managers are struggling in their role. Read on: