Being responsive to impulses and changes is a vital aspect of success. Studies have shown that workers under responsive managers outperform others, simply because of the support they receive from their manager. Responsive managers get quick responses and good reputation from their workers; and also others. Here are some questions to analyze whether you are a good responsive manager.

• Do you recognize that your first ever duty to help your staff in their jobs?
• Do you a good listener of your employees’ concerns, doubts, suggestions and responses?
• Do you quick and polite to show your appreciation to staffs who achieve their goals?
• Do you support your staff in front of your boss(es)?
• Do you quick enough to respond to the needs of your bosses?
• Do you pick and fix tasks logically, so that your team-members can achieve those in time?
• Do you check regularly that your employees are getting adequate support and resources for finishing their tasks?
• Do you treat all employees under you equally (or almost equally)?

Before answering quickly to these questions, take one or two weekly to review all your workplace activities. After that, if most of your answers to above questions are ‘YES’, you surly is a good responsive manager.