6.Put people first

　　6.凡事以人为先

　　The best bosses understand that there must be a balance between the company or client’s needs and the needs of his or her employees. The best bosses are willing to listen and talk about any issues an employee may be having because they understand that a happy employee is a more productive employee.

　　优秀的老板知道公司或客户需求和他/她的员工需求之间一定存有一个平衡度。优秀的老板都喜欢倾听员工的心声和同他们交流可能存在的一些问题，因为他们知道员工快乐工作效率才会更高。

　　7.Manage up, down, and sideways

　　7.管理多向性

　　Managers are expected to manage the people below them on the corporate hierarchy, but the best managers also have ways of managing their superiors and coworkers on behalf of their team. Many times this means effective communication, managing expectations, and requesting help in a timely manner.

　　经理们在公司会管理等级制度上低于他们的人，但是优秀的经理也有方法管理他们的上级和代表团队的同事。很多时候这意味着有效的交流，管理期望和及时寻求帮助。

　　8.Show Appreciation

　　8.表达感激之情

　　Every employee wants a pat on the back once in a while, and the best bosses understand the importance of recognizing and appreciating employee contributions. This doesn’t have to mean bonuses or fancy corporate awards, but regular and meaningful expressions of appreciation.

　　每个员工都想偶尔得到上级的鼓励，优秀的老板们懂得认识和感激员工贡献的重要性。这并不意味着要对员工们作出一定的薪资奖励，而是合理的有意义的表达感激之情。

　　9.Be Honest

　　9.忠诚待人

　　There’s nothing worse than a boss who says one thing and does another, and nothing better than one who keeps his word. Just as managers must trust their team, employees must trust their boss to have their best interests at heart.

　　没有什么比老板所说和所做不一样更糟糕了，也没有什么比守信用更重要了。就像经理们一定要相信他们的团队，员工一定要相信他们的老板心中会为他们带来最佳利益。

　　10.Be Dedicated and balanced

　　10.专注工作，调节平衡

　　The very best bosses I’ve seen are passionate about their work; they live and breathe their jobs and strive to do the best work possible. Yet at the same time, they have lives outside of work. They understand the need to balance family and work or play and work. And they set a good example of how to do that for their employees.

　　我曾见过的超级优秀的老板们，都对他们的工作极具热情，他们同工作共生活共呼吸，尽最大努力将工作做到最好。与此同时，他们还有工作之外的生活。他们懂得家庭和工作或者玩和工作之间的平衡度。他们为员工们如何做到生活和工作之间平衡做了一个很好的表率。

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（编辑：何莹莹）