Comments on: Bringing Value as a Manager http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2009/07/02/bringing-value-as-a-manager/ It's not a lesson in learning to be nice to people. Management is about leverage and impact. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom Foster http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2009/07/02/bringing-value-as-a-manager/comment-page-1/#comment-88259 Tom Foster Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:10:53 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/?p=1138#comment-88259 Justin, We can teach "root cause analysis," but the willingness or the capability of the person to apply outside the classroom is tentative. These four powerful questions are easy to teach and easy to apply, without the technicalities of condition comparison. Justin,
We can teach "root cause analysis," but the willingness or the capability of the person to apply outside the classroom is tentative. These four powerful questions are easy to teach and easy to apply, without the technicalities of condition comparison.

]]> By: Justin Warren http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2009/07/02/bringing-value-as-a-manager/comment-page-1/#comment-88043 Justin Warren Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:32 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/?p=1138#comment-88043 Years ago I did a technical course run by Sun Microsystems that taught you a formal problem solving and troubleshooting process. I wish every company taught their staff this, internally or externally. Floundering around, trying one random thing after another, is behavior I see at every single client. Just slowing down and following a clear process like this at least guarantees progress. And usually you resolve the issue much faster. Love this conversation snippets posting style, Tom! I'm really enjoying your blog. Years ago I did a technical course run by Sun Microsystems that taught you a formal problem solving and troubleshooting process. I wish every company taught their staff this, internally or externally.

Floundering around, trying one random thing after another, is behavior I see at every single client. Just slowing down and following a clear process like this at least guarantees progress.

And usually you resolve the issue much faster.

Love this conversation snippets posting style, Tom! I'm really enjoying your blog.

]]> By: Jaky Astik http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2009/07/02/bringing-value-as-a-manager/comment-page-1/#comment-87899 Jaky Astik Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:10:47 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/?p=1138#comment-87899 The second step should be to make a list of things related to that problem. That would make you the task easier of searching for alternatives and selecting the right solution. The second step should be to make a list of things related to that problem. That would make you the task easier of searching for alternatives and selecting the right solution.

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