I wish my manager would just...

• Keep me informed of major issues, changes, initiatives occurring throughout the organization.
• Ask/listen to my ideas on how to improve our group.
• Allow me to do my job without micro-managing the work & getting too involved.
• Trust his employees. He involves multiple people on the same project without telling them. Energies are scattered & there's almost guaranteed miscommunication & people running into each other.
• Acknowledge & appreciate my ideas.
• Check out all the facts before she tells us how to do something so she doesn't have to change it again a couple of weeks later.
• Keep me informed on what is going on in the organization. We are very lucky to him a great director whom really cares about us.
• Be here and be able either give me the information I need or give me the path to gain the information I need.
• Continue as she is. She is supportive, hardworking, understanding, respectful, a team player, and encourages us to grow. She should not get excited about the schedule, it will work out.
• Give positive feedback and not just the negative. It would also be helpful when things are really hectic, if the manager could try to keep employees on an even keel. When the manager is flustered, it trickles down to all of the employees.

 
I wish my employees would just...

• Increase being open and honest and not couch words and concerns (to make them politically correct) so that issues bothering him/her will truly be aired and confronted.
• Perform to the expectations of the position. Show initiative when they have free time. Not require continued supervision to complete tasks and projects.
• Organize and prioritize tasks more effectively and follow-through with assignments without being prompted.
• Apply their minds (creative, intellect, reasoning abilities etc.) to their duties and responsibilities.
• Pay more attention to detail.
• Keep me informed of project/issue status on an ongoing basis.
• Come to me directly with concerns and comments.
• Would take a more positive attitude toward working for a "company" goal instead of a "departmental" or "individual" goal. I wish my employees would focus on supporting each other as well as supporting our internal customers. Lastly, I wish some of my employees would pay more attention to the job they are being paid for and less attention to personal business and socializing.
• Everyone that works directly for/with me meets or exceeds my expectations as a manager. If anything, I probably ask of them more than they are required/prepared to do; knowing they will rise to the challenge.