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Agreed. Being a decision maker means saying "yes" and "no", with the awareness that saying "yes" to some things, means saying "no" to others. In my experience,
by hitekker 8y ago
Agreed. Being a decision maker means saying "yes" and "no", with the awareness that saying "yes" to some things, means saying "no" to others.
In my experience, those who say "the primacy function of manager is to say no" have either failed at management, or are working in organizations so conservative that they are immobile.
- Gibbon1 8y agoI think the primary function of a manager is to close the loop. Taking information from in and outside the group and turning that into a set of clear manageable requirements.
- MrTonyD 8y agoI think it varies with the group being managed. I've managed groups where many other groups hoped to benefit from our time, resources, and work products. In such groups a manager really does need to say "no" dozens of times for every "yes".