| ="bottom-link"> | | | | more experience which can directly benefit each team |
| | | | member. This in turn makes each member stronger, |
| We’ve all thought this at one point in our | | | | and ideally, more satisfied with their work. |
| careers, My boss doesn’t do anything | | | | Last, a manager must constantly strive to improve not |
| except tell ME what to do! I know I have. Now | | | | just each team member, but how the team works as |
| don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of bad | | | | a whole. This is done by introducing new process and |
| managers out there. But the good ones
| | | | policy to help solve departmental challenges and help |
| don’t DO anything. | | | | their team be more productive. |
| Think about it
| | | | Now yes, there are managers who get so caught up |
| A manager exists is to do one thing
manage. This | | | | in the authority and freedom they possess that they |
| involves coordinating, developing, communicating, and | | | | become complacent and ineffective. Yes, there are |
| following up with their team to achieve the goals set | | | | managers who delegate anything and everything they |
| by upper management. Aside from these tasks, they | | | | can to fit in one more game of Solitaire. If you work |
| don’t actually DO anything. In other words, they | | | | with one of these
remember
there are good |
| don’t produce an output. Instead, they | | | | managers out there. |
| coordinate the output of others to achieve a goal. | | | | Perhaps it’s time to find one? Or better
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| Another focus of a manager is to not just work with | | | | become one! |
| the team, but develop it. Typically, a manager has | | | | |