Unlike Babies, the Best Managers Come with Instructions
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#2See also The Manager FAQ by Peter Seebach:
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#3IMO the best managers learn to change their behaviors based on each report's needs and doesn't request that their reports conform to the manager's needs.
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#4IMO the best managers learn to change their behaviors based on each report's needs and doesn't request that their reports conform to the manager's needs.
I had to read this sentence twice before understanding that a "report" is a person. Maybe that has become accepted terminology in some circles. I hope not. It's terribly dehumanizing.
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#5Perhaps it's cultural (I'm from the UK), but I can't imagine writing something so painfully self-absorbed - and then expecting people to read it.
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#6I'm wondering if anyone has been in a manager-less team. I would like to think that's possible and if so what was the experience like?
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#7IMO the best managers learn to change their behaviors based on each report's needs and doesn't request that their reports conform to the manager's needs.
I had to read this sentence twice before understanding that a "report" is a person. Maybe that has become accepted terminology in some circles. I hope not. It's terribly dehumanizing.
What word would you prefer to use for "person whom a manager manages"? If one just uses "person" it is unclear if it's any arbitrary person or a person under a manager's umbrella
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
I had to read this sentence twice before understanding that a "report" is a person. Maybe that has become accepted terminology in some circles. I hope not. It's terribly dehumanizing.
What word would you prefer to use for "person whom a manager manages"? If one just uses "person" it is unclear if it's any arbitrary person or a person under a manager's umbrella
“Directs” is another common word I hear used by managers.
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#9Tangent here - saw Torch and nostalgia of http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/1039/Torch-Computers-... came a flooding.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
What word would you prefer to use for "person whom a manager manages"? If one just uses "person" it is unclear if it's any arbitrary person or a person under a manager's umbrella
“Directs” is another common word I hear used by managers.
Yes, as in direct _report_.