From the course: An Insider's Guide to Today's Music Biz: 5 Managers

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Personality traits

Personality traits

- When you talk about the qualifications of a great manager, that speaks to the what of the manager's role, but it doesn't tell you about who they are as a person. It doesn't tell you about their character. Hiring a manager is a lot like getting married. It's very likely that you're going to be spending lots of time with that person, so it's important that you know who they are from a character point of view. Everybody has their own unique personality. Some folks are shy. Some folks are outgoing. Some are passive. Some are aggressive. Having a great chemistry, though, is what you want. When that mixture of personalities is just right, great things can happen. Every manager will have their own personality type as well. So let's talk about what the great personality traits are of a manager. First and foremost, they need to be honest and act with integrity in good times and bad. If your goal is to constantly improve, then many times your manager will be the one talking about the things…

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