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It depends on how you frame it. "Don't listen too much" could be framed as "Keep your team informed". "Be patronizing" could mean "Make sure the little things
by wisty 15y ago
It depends on how you frame it.
"Don't listen too much" could be framed as "Keep your team informed".
"Be patronizing" could mean "Make sure the little things get done".
"Show who's boss" could be "Be a leader", "Be responsible", or "Don't be afraid to delegate".
- FuzzyDunlop 15y agoWhat you see as re-framing, I'm seeing as distorting, and they work better as separate examples of good management. For example: Ensuring correct procedure is followed doesn't mean you have to be patronising. Keeping your team informed doesn't mean you don't have to listen, or you have to talk too much. Being a leader, responsible, or not afraid to delegate doesn't mean you have to "show who's boss". And I don't say this with any intention to cause offense, nor is it directed at you specifically, but I think if, for each point, you think the inverse is true, then you may have more in common with 'bad manager' than you think.
- wisty 15y agoYes, my problem is that a lot of these "5 things managers should do" lists describe a particular kind of bad manager (the article seems to be talking about an egotist). If these articles don't give a bit more context, then they are easy to misinterpret.