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I'm only new to management, but I try to be fairly hands off unless someone needs something from me. My reasoning for this is, I'm the one who hired this person
by jayec 9y ago
I'm only new to management, but I try to be fairly hands off unless someone needs something from me. My reasoning for this is, I'm the one who hired this person and if I did my job correctly in hiring the best person, they shouldn't need to be micromanaged.
- rishirishi 9y agoI too am hands off with respect to managing. I am of the opinion that if you need to actively manage your directs, then you have not hired well. I am a point of escalation when there are incidents or when mediation is required; otherwise I trust individuals to make decisions and be accountable for them. They will mistakes and you should not protect them from it; they need those experiences to grow. For decisions that are irreversible (or really hard to undo), I encourage them to solicit input from me and peers outside the immediate team. For individual career growth, I try to align interest with opportunities that arise. I give timely feedback, I recognize their successes with new challenges and increases in compensation. As it concerns project planning, I help with ballpark estimates so as to inform resourcing decisions. I negotiate the scope of projects with product/business leaders.