worst manager is the one who doesn't understand what people under him/her doing.
bad technical manager is far more better than a good social manager.
You're barely managing
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Can you please share how you learned leadership, communication, negotiation etc. and how you measured your effectiveness as a manager? This thread is mostly just like these management books - collections of anecdotes disguised as a training manual. Which is incredibly frustrating since most of them can be applied in that particular situation with those particular people. Are there really no principles that can raise…
Well, you ask a hard question. I learned my basics of leadership in Alpha Phi Omega - National Service Fraternity (also met my wife who is also a brother.) Communication, Alpha Phi Omega, and also a course from Harvard's Negotiation Team, focused on "Difficult Conversations" Negotiations, a course from Harvard's Negotiation Team, focused on "Getting to Yes". I typed out a huge answer to your question, but I realized…
Your wife is your brother?
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Well, you ask a hard question. I learned my basics of leadership in Alpha Phi Omega - National Service Fraternity (also met my wife who is also a brother.) Communication, Alpha Phi Omega, and also a course from Harvard's Negotiation Team, focused on "Difficult Conversations" Negotiations, a course from Harvard's Negotiation Team, focused on "Getting to Yes". I typed out a huge answer to your question, but I realized…
Your wife is your brother?
All members of the fraternity (Male and Female) are called brothers, a few chapters don't do this, but it is rare, and forced by local school admins.
As we say: Incest is best, put your brother to the test.
It makes sense that brothers would date. We share a love of community service, many common values, and experiences. Think about how much that simplifies the whole dating thing.
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