Although highly effective managers genuinely care for their employees, they do not practice the Golden rule when it come to managing their employees. Highly effective managers treat their employees as the employees want to be treated not as the manager, herself, would like to be treated. As an example, a manager may like blunt feedback on an experience while he may have an employee that is more sensitive. The blunt approach that would be effective for the manager would actually have a negative impact on the more sensitive employee. The highly effective manager has developed the invaluable skill of understanding each of their employees emotional intelligence and personality differences. Highly effective managers rely on this undertanding to meet the individul needs of their employees. They have learned that not all employees want to be treated the way the manager would like to be treated. With the various backgrounds on a team, the highly effective managers have learned to navigate successfully by not applying the Golden Rule.
