things Google looks for in a manager

In 2001, less than five years after it was
founded, Google had already opened its first international office, offered search in 15 different languages and built a team of 400 employees. Larry Page, one of its founders and now CEO, was determined to continue growing while keeping the

company nimble and bureaucracy-free. So he did something bold: He decided to fire all engineering managers. The experiment didn't go down    

well and in the end failed. After only a few

months, the engineering manager role was
restored. It turns out that far from creating
an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy, a good manager is actually key to a happy and productive team. Google's latest research,
which they published recently on their new
platform, 're:Work' confirms this: "Teams
with great managers were happier and more
productive," the study concluded. But what
exactly makes a manager "great"? They've
also done some research into that, through
their Project Oxygen. Using data from staff
surveys and performance reviews, along with

double-blind qualitative interviews, they found
eight common characteristics shared by all
great managers. (Business Insider)