Just because he is caring or exudes great charisma for the work does not mean that he has the competence to handle the position. Managers who are nice and caring BUT incompetent are dangerous to the organization.
The complexity of a problem does not lie in the complexity of the goal, BUT in the complexity of the pathway that has to be constructed and then traversed in order to get to the goal.
Meaning that – the complexity in the task lies not in the goal (itself) BUT in what you have to do in order to get there.
We all have had and possibly been that manager, the one who was placed into a role by a bad system that was too much for us to handle.
Each of the indicators in the image above are NOT because the manager is mean or a jerk well maybe they are that, then you have other problems.
In an earlier post “7 Ways Managers Can Evaluate Effectiveness of Other Managers” We explored 4 key processes and systems that all managers must do. In this post we will explore sources to gather information about manager subordinate effectiveness.
Gathering sufficient information for Managers to evaluate the effectiveness of subordinate managers is possible.
The false dichotomy between ‘leaders’ and managers’ stems from the absurd notion that organizations need ‘leaders’ at the top and a staff of ‘managers’ at all levels below them – a modern form of Plato’s class distinction between kings / Philosophers (leaders), guardians (managers) and workers/slaves. This is an early form of Taylorism.
What by when? The most important step for team members is to answer that question. What is going to be accomplished and by when plus FOLLOW-UP! There are myriad goal setting processes out there. I have personally fallen for Tom Foster’s QQTR Quality Quantity Time Frame Resources Whatever is used you as a leader … Continued
Recently I was facilitating a team of 15 – a group that wished to enhance their team skills by creating a culture of empowerment. As I progressed through the training, I saw that when I asked a question and asked the team to spend some time (generally 3-5 minutes) planning how they would solve the … Continued