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I don't think the author was saying that as long as you like to talk to people all day you'll be a great manager. She was saying that if don't like to do that,
by aptwebapps 11y ago
I don't think the author was saying that as long as you like to talk to people all day you'll be a great manager. She was saying that if don't like to do that, you won't like being a manager.
- kzhahou 11y agoIt promotes this recent fad of 1-1s as a key ceremony of Great Management. I understand your point, but since 1-1s can so easily be useless, the author's assertion doesn't hold. I would say instead: if you don't like working all day to solve other people's problems, you won't like being a manager.
- Trundle 11y agoWorking all day to solve other peoples problems is exactly what work in general is though. People aren't paying you to solve your own problems.
- kzhahou 11y agoYou're abstracting the discussion into meaninglessness. Other people's problems: how can I help Joe increase the amount of good code he writes? How can I help Bob get promoted? How can I help Doug and Susan work better together without constant arguing? How can I help Steve be a better presenter to execs? The manager's duties are all defined through the work of other people. The non-manager's productivity is his own.