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Because managing is hard, and people deprecate managing enough that people don't strive for excellence in the field. How often are exceptional managers praised
by nazgulnarsil 13y ago
Because managing is hard, and people deprecate managing enough that people don't strive for excellence in the field. How often are exceptional managers praised socially and not just rewarded financially?
- marcosdumay 13y agoHow many people can spot a good manager (that isn't his boss)? We complain about that in IT, but there are other professions just like ours. Also, 90% of anything is bad. That includes the workforce.
- jevanish 13y agoI think if you look at the language someone uses, you can tell a lot about their quality as a manager...it's about we and they when it's good and I when it's bad. Look at pro athletes; the best leaders on those teams generally are the ones that give all the credit around in wins and take ownership of losses. Peyton Manning used to throw his lineman under the bus in playoff losses and now he's all team as the Broncos are in the Super Bowl. Obviously there's other factors at play, but think about how a good leader is going to motivate his team through the human element things I talked about: people love to be recognized for things they worked hard on and it means a lot when people show they care about them. Who do you go out of the way to help on your team? You can also learn a lot by talking to people they've worked with before re: management. I love an interview tactic I heard before where you ask someone to rank them on a scale of 1 to 10 on something. If they don't say 10 on something, you can then ask what made them not a 10 and usually get some good answers.
- jevanish 13y agoDepends on the company and the culture. Do you have ideas on how to recognize and praise great managers?