The employer-employee relationship is fodder for all types of comic writing. It’s a complicated relationship demanding a difficult combination of direction, criticism, praise, compensation, and friendship. Satirists have made millions poking fun at the many ways the mentor-mentee connection can go horribly wrong (think Steve Carell on "The Office").

Here, we offer ten ways you can be the most-loved manager in the industry while also increasing employee productivity.  Yes, you can do both.