We’ve all had them: bosses and managers who make our work lives terrible and couldn’t manage a stack of paper clips, let alone a team of employees. I’ve written about the traits that make for bad bosses before, and in that article, a thoughtful commenter came up with his own list of what makes a good boss.

　　我们曾经都经历过：老板们和经理们让我们的生活越来越糟糕，不能管理好一堆文件，不理整个团队的员工。我之前写过一篇文章“不明智老板的特点”，在那篇文章里，一位考虑周到的评论者列出了他对如何做一个明智的老板的一些点评。

　　I loved his list (hat tip to him), but I thought I’d elaborate on what I believe makes for an effective boss or manager.

　　我喜欢这个列表(很棒的观点)，但是我觉得我要更详细的完善一下怎样成为一个高效老板或者经理。

　　Having worked with many corporations and companies — large and small — I’ve seen time and time again what works, and what doesn’t.

　　曾在许多公司里面工作过----大公司或小公司----我看到过很多的方法有些起作用，有些并不起作用。

　　Effective bosses and managers tend to:

　　高效老板和经理们趋向于：

　　1.Provide strong leadership and a clear vision

　　1.超强领导力和清晰远见

　　The captain must steer the ship. If leadership doesn’t know where a project or company is headed, how can the company know? This isn’t just about steps or deliverables, either, but a clear vision of the department or company’s future that he or she can communicate to the employees.

　　犹如船长要驾驶一艘船。如果领导曾不知这个工程或公司如何牵头，公司又怎样知道呢?这不仅仅是关于接下来的步骤或者交付的内容这两点，而更是对部门或公司的未来有一个清楚的认识，他/她能够同公司员工一起交流的内容。

　　2.Hold themselves and others accountable

　　2.管理自己，对他人负责

　　Many bosses hold their staff accountable, but the best show that they hold themselves accountable as well. This means adhering to the same guidelines they set for their employees and taking responsibility for both team successes and failures.

　　许多老板都会对自己的员工负责，但是优秀的老板也会对他们自己的行为负责。这意味着他们同样会遵守为员工们设置的指导原则，并为团队的成功和失败负责任。

　　3.Good problem solver

　　3.解决问题的好手

　　One key thing the best bosses seem to have in common is that they are all consummateproblem solvers. They can not only spot them, but brainstorm successful and innovative ways to fix them.

　　优秀老板看起来都会拥有的一个关键是：他们都是解决问题的高手。他们不仅能够发现问题，并能头脑风暴出成功创新的方法来解决问题。

　　4.Avoid micromanaging

　　4.不推崇微化管理

　　The best bosses understand the art of delegation. My commenter said something along the lines of, “They’ve fired themselves from their previous job,” meaning that they don’t interfere in the day-to-day and minute-to-minute workflow or processes. In essence, learning to delegate instead of micromanage is about trust.

　　优秀的老板们懂得授权的艺术。我的一位评论家说要沿着线走“他们已经从目前的工作里面抽身”，意味着他们不干涉每一天和每一分的工作流程和程序。本质上，学着去授权给员工去代替微化管理是对员工的一种信任。

　　5.Effective decision makers

　　5.高效决策者

　　Effective bosses must be effective decision makers. He or she cannot vacillate over every tiny decision. Being able to make decisions quickly and decisively — and then take responsibility for the outcome (see number 2) — is an important business skill, especially when managing others.

　　有效率的老板必须是有效率的决策者。他或她在每个小的决定上不能有半点犹豫。要能快速精准的做出决定----对以后的结果承担责任(请看第二条)----这是很重要的商业技巧，特别是在管理他人的时候。