Comments on: Not Your Job http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/04/28/not-your-job/ It's not a lesson in learning to be nice to people. Management is about leverage and impact. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:59:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael Kanazawa http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/04/28/not-your-job/#comment-4010 Michael Kanazawa Sun, 04 May 2008 04:44:48 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/04/28/not-your-job/#comment-4010 Great Post. This is one of the true keys to becoming an exceptional manager and leader. Growing a team of smart leaders who can make decisions on their own is the only way to scale your leadership beyond running a small team. Asking for input does not abdicate your authority to make the final decision...and wouldn't you rather have full knowledge when making the final call? Mike BIG Ideas to BIg Results Great Post. This is one of the true keys to becoming an exceptional manager and leader. Growing a team of smart leaders who can make decisions on their own is the only way to scale your leadership beyond running a small team. Asking for input does not abdicate your authority to make the final decision...and wouldn't you rather have full knowledge when making the final call?

Mike
BIG Ideas to BIg Results

]]> By: Nick http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/04/28/not-your-job/#comment-4009 Nick Fri, 02 May 2008 13:55:29 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/04/28/not-your-job/#comment-4009 In situations where the manager dictates, the team can feel that their input has no value, thus crippling their ability to make decisions in the future. Helping the engineers to work through the problem logically would allow them to feel confident with their work. In situations where the manager dictates, the team can feel that their input has no value, thus crippling their ability to make decisions in the future. Helping the engineers to work through the problem logically would allow them to feel confident with their work.

]]> By: Mark Salinas http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/04/28/not-your-job/#comment-4007 Mark Salinas Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:16:18 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/04/28/not-your-job/#comment-4007 I think it is important for a manager to clearly understand each individuals role in the project. If the manager is unsure....ask questions, engineers are the technical experts and should be available to provide technical insight. Again, ask questions the process of elimination tends to lead one down the most productive path. If a specific technical resource is needed, the manager should be able to look at the project from a "100 feet" and connect the dots. Mark Salinas, Viscom Technology Group Inc., MN I think it is important for a manager to clearly understand each individuals role in the project. If the manager is unsure....ask questions, engineers are the technical experts and should be available to provide technical insight. Again, ask questions the process of elimination tends to lead one down the most productive path. If a specific technical resource is needed, the manager should be able to look at the project from a "100 feet" and connect the dots.

Mark Salinas,
Viscom Technology Group Inc., MN

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