The way you have been managed will be the foundation on which you will build your own management philosophy. So, part of being a good manager is figuring out how to be managed.
Spend time thinking about what you want
- what you want to learn, what makes you happy and you want to do is your responsibility, not your manager’s
You are responsible for yourself
- once you have set a goal for yourself, do what you can to make it happen
Give your manager a break
- the manager’s job is not to do whatever it takes to make you happy all the time
- if you resent your manager for whatever reason, you need to move to a different team or look for a new job. If you resent every manger you work for, you might need to think about whether the cause is them or you
Choose your managers wisely
- when evaluating job opportunities, consider not only the job, the company and the pay but also the manager