Mangers knowing how to manage

So I had a meeting with my boss today. She was LATE again to the meeting. I don't mind it, because she's the director of 4 different departments in the hospital and she's always back to back meetings. I'm not saying that's an excuse. I'm just saying I don't mind it because I always look forward to her meetings. She's always coaching me and teaching me about my job and how to improve. Where many managers like to tell you what to do and the way THEY want things done. This boss, she likes to hear about my thoughts, and my ideas, and we can brainstorm on what's the best efficient way to do things.

I started out with 3 items to talk about...and as I go through my list, I ended up updating her with 10 extra things and she really liked that I was on top of things and organized. I can't stress about how much I really really like my job. My last job which was a job I also loved, but the manager of our Marketing department was a big ERRRRRRRRRRRRR lady. (trying not to use bad words on here....hehehe) We would have 1 on 1 meetings so I could update her with everthing I'm doing on a weekly basis, and she would always ask these tricky questions to make sure you answer what she wants to hear. And if it's not something she wants to hear then she says that I am the one with communication problem. WEIRD! Anyway...long story short...I just found out she got fired. It's so sad, but at the same time, she was such an awful woman. My whole marketing team can vow for that too! Everyone is so much happier now that they aren't working there. I still keep in touch with some of my old coworkers. They are so sweet.

I was told by my manager that her form of management is coaching her staff all the way through their career at the company. When an employee has a review or an evaluation coming up, they should not be surprised at what is said or written down because the manager's responsibility is to let them know their rights and wrongs through out the time that of their whole employment with that company. She also said not all managers do that, but that's the way she does it. I think this way is a really good and effective way to manage. Don't surprise your employee at their evaluation that they did something wrong. Also, if you have to extend their probation period, let them know that you're extending it, don't just extend it without them knowing.

Throughout my many jobs, I've learned many different kinds and forms of management and so far I can say I really like this form. I love learning from my superior at work because they've been at their jobs a lot longer than I have, so hearing their experience is such a good experience for me to look forward to what I have to do to better my job. :)