50 Ways to Be a Better Boss

1. Improve your Skills.
2. Study the Company's Vision and Mission. 
3. Educate Your People about Company Policies and Goals.
4. Lead by Example. You cannot expect people to follow and respect you if you do not lead by example.
5. Make Your Expectations Clear. In order to minimize confusions and misunderstanding, be clear with what you expect from your employees.
6. Set High Standards. From the beginning, impress upon your team that you will accept nothing but the best.
7. Set Goals That Are Achievable. It is all right to expect the best from your employees, but be sure to make realistic goals.
8. Spend Some Time to Listen. Be sure to take some time to listen.
9. Don't Keep Your Employees in the Dark.
10. Don't Forget the ABCs of Supervision. Mentoring, checking up on your employees, asking about expectations.
11. Regularly Check Performance and Expectations.
12. Be Sure to Offer Positive Feedback. 
13. Stress the Importance of Meeting the Company Goals. 
14. Learn To Strategically Use Positive Reinforcement.
15. Include Your Team When Making Plans.
16. Be Firm and Consistent. 
17. Encourage Your People to be the Best They Can Be.
18. Offer Ways for Skill Enhancements. 
19. Give Your Employees Something to Look Forward To. Lunch outs, parties, out-of-town team building activities etc
20. Learn to Trust Your People's Abilities. Do not spoon feed.
21. Delegate Responsibilities. Learn to delegate responsibilities to others. 
22. Provide Self Development Training Courses.
23. Manage Your Time and Resources Carefully.
24. Hire the Best.
25. Teach Team Members How to Manage Stress Well.
26. Be Involved. Do not stay in your ivory tower. 
27. Socialize with Your Team.
28. Be Sensitive to Other People's Needs.
29. Encourage Your Team to Be Creative.
30. Apply Other People's Inputs.
31. Be Available. Don't hide inside your office. 
32. Learn From Others. You don't know everything, so be willing to learn from other people too.
33. Learn From History. Don't commit the same mistakes twice. 
34. Respect Other People's Beliefs and Ideas. Be open-minded.
35. Don't Breathe On Other People's Necks. The members of your team are not robots, so don't expect them to do things the way that you do.
36. Don't Get Involved With Gossips.
37. Learn New Skills.
38. Encourage Other People to Learn New Skills.
39. Show Genuine Concern for Your Employees.
40. Keep Positive Attitude.
41. Maintain Good Working Environment. Based on surveys, employees value safe and good working conditions.
42. Be Accountable. Do not blame others for your mistakes. 
43. Learn to Say No.
44. Promote Other People's Ideas. Not all good ideas should come from you.
45. Be Open to Change.
46. Ensure Good Working Relationships Within Your Team.
47. Know When to Have Fun and When to be Serious.
48. Don't Be a Parasite. Do not do things that can taint your reputation.
49. Be Ready To Help. 
50. Value Time.