With the development of enterprises, many china's enterprises ,especially those private, are sufferring bottleneck. In the transitional period from the first generation to the second, it falls in the dilema that " forefathers establish an empire, but their offsprings seldom have the ability to succeed it". And this is one of the common defects in China's private enterprises.

      So, how to improve the shortage of capable successors? One of the best ways is to choose a professional manager! Then how to be a good professional manager?

       Qualities to be a professional manager:

       First,  have courage and insight, be open-hearted.

       To be a professional manager, you should consider the whole situation and not just focus on your individual interest. You can be a valuable person only if you increase the whole company's interest and make it valuable. It is just like the old saying: " No food in the pot, no food in the bowl". This is a spirit of the company first. My experience as a professional manager is : pay much attention to work enthic, earn work reputation and you can get what you want. Years ago, I told my friend that:" You learn the ABCs the first year, get the job the second, make money the third year, and have access to trade market the fourth year."

    Second,  train your subordinates as a stronger.

     It is useless not training a team with the same heat, no matter how capable you are. What really matters is to arouse your subordinates' initiative, to use the whole strenth. And we should encourage them according to the following catergories:

     1. The confidentless. Most of this kind have too many problems unresolved or suffer discrimination in a long time. The best solution for these people is to entrust them with important tasks  stimulating them to get back their confidence. Besides, you should always tell them:" I believe you can, you really can!"

     2. The over-confident. This kind of employees are always lucky. The superiors have a preference to them, and the collegues like them. But they don't have a real chance to practice. To these people, you shoule give them suplemental courage and should not blame them too much when they fail but cultivate them patiently, because failure is a must to become mature! You should give them a new chance. And you should tell them:" It's all right! It will be fine next time!"

    3. The unbalanced. This kind of people are emotional. If you treat them well , they will work hard ; if not, they just drift along all day long. To these people, you should judge them fairly and normally: Aknowledge their effort and give him a sense of satisfaction. And you should always tell them:" I know what you feel and I believe you can do it well."

    Third, entrust your subordinates with important tasks, don't deleberately make things difficult for them and aknowledge their efforts.

   1). Generally speaking, the act of being jealous of your subordinates and afraid of being surpassed is really stupid according to the experience. 

   2). To your subordinates' failure, you should not deliberately make things difficult for them or carp at them but judge things by fact. And you should not provoke yor team mates to look down upon or attack them. Making use of other person to get rid of an enemy is the most foolish.

   3) The employee's effort should be aknowledged. If the business gets no increase, the professional manager need to talk to him privately as a friend or brother to find the reasons. Talk to him heart to heart, fully respect him and he will be stimulated. You should always tell them:" I believe our effort will be rewarded. Take it easy, I trust you can make it!"

    4). A professional manager need to listen to various kinds of ideas and stimulate people to discuss.

     The whole team's wit is collective wit. Every problem derives from real work. A manager should frequently listen to people's ideas about how to develop the company, offer people a free forum. What matters is the amount of problems but people don't bring them up. Specific steps are as follows:

     1. Do not talk nonsense, and listen to people's real thoughts. As long as let the thoughts have free expression, great achievement should be reached.

     2. Make specific designs, reasearches, analysis and goal plan!

     3. Stimulate people's desire to learn and establish a learned, active team!

     4. Do not waste any time in the conference.

     5. Think less of reputation and more of strenth, and do not overuse your authority.

     Professional mnager is just a position, not authority and do not use an arrow as a token of authority. If so, your team mates will be scared and talk behind your back. This "surface peace" wil some day arouse "waves"! To prevent your team mates from talking behind your back, what you should do is to work relying on your strenth, not your "title". When I was a professional manager I mentioned some words that should be paid attention " This is order, you should do what I told you, or I'll fire you" " Are you such a stupid pig?" " How can you be so foolish?"....... These  are "blessing" for you to go to hell!

    Notes: This article is part of lecture of my training couese" 11 Essential Talismans to Be A Professional Manager". I write it for new employed managers in some precision motor factory in Fu Jiang!