What’s that old quote from some famous guy “I just surrounded myself with people who were smart and interested in the company success then got out of there way”… It was something like that
I had a manager who wanted to know what we did. Understand it. Really get into the info, because only then could she really lead us, she thought.
Worst manager I had for a long while. She didn’t understand anything and was easily annoyed by it. We were software engineers, she some media marketing whatever person. That ain’t gonna happen.
That’s like, 70% of good management.
What’s that old quote from some famous guy “I just surrounded myself with people who were smart and interested in the company success then got out of there way”… It was something like that
Another 25 is keeping other people out of your way also. The last 5? Going to bat for you when needed.
Another 20% is keeping everyone else out of the way too.
Yeah. The one time you actually need a manager is when you have some fuck-up of a coworker who’s making things worse for everybody.
Honestly, this is the real underated trick. A great manager removes blockers. There job is first and foremost to get shit off the train tracks.
I had a manager who wanted to know what we did. Understand it. Really get into the info, because only then could she really lead us, she thought.
Worst manager I had for a long while. She didn’t understand anything and was easily annoyed by it. We were software engineers, she some media marketing whatever person. That ain’t gonna happen.