6. How to Earn a Reputation as a Fair Manager

by LIANE DAVEY

AT SOME POINT in your career, you probably encountered a manager you believed was unfair. You may have thought, When I’m a manager, I’m never going to be like that! Now that you’ve been promoted to a management position, you’re probably dedicating significant amounts of time and energy to making unbiased decisions, but no doubt finding that the right balance is elusive. Sadly, there is no objective measure of fairness. Instead, each time you attempt to level the playing field on one dimension, you throw it off-balance on another. The best, if imperfect, approach is to understand the different forms of fairness and to be thoughtful about when and how you apply them. You can start with the most standard measure of fairness, which focuses on the outcomes of your decisions.…

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