Published August 4, 2015

Managers: Look for These Traits on Your Promotion Checklist

Part of being a great manager is training your employees well enough to be able to take over your position someday, or at least cover for your managerial duties if you’re on vacation. But deciding who to promote to a managerial or supervisory position is more than just choosing the person who’s worked for you the longest, or who puts in the most hours. So how do you know what to look for when making important promotion decisions? This list from Nation’s Restaurant News will help you look for some key characteristics or behaviors that could prove an hourly earner would make a great manager. One of the most important signs to look for? If they’re able to manage themselves. If you don’t have to constantly remind them of shift changes, or what their tasks and to-do lists should consist of, it’s safe to say they’ve gleaned a lot of useful information from you and are putting it to good use. Some other key traits that would help an hourly employee easily transition to a more influential role are: the ability and desire to go above and beyond their tasks for the greater good of the team, and a willingness and ambition to constantly learn on the job.

Read the full article here: 10 Signs an Hourly Employee is Ready to Be a Manager