The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.
Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.
It was emotional when Chrysler sold out to the Germans.
People want economy, and they'll pay any price to get it.
To solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things.
You've got to say, "I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." It's called perseverance.