No one likes to be thought of as a micromanager–probably because no one likes to be micromanaged! Yet do you occasionally find yourself getting mired in the details of your team’s work and taking back the monkey you handed over to them when the project first started?
Author Steven Sinofsky makes the point that all too often, managers who ought to be empowering their team fall into the trap of editing their team’s work. They don’t stop and ask themselves whether their critiquing and tweaking have actually improved upon the team’s work or just imprinted upon it.
Here’s a quick summary of 3 common patterns Sinofsky has identified that indicate your management style may need improvement:
Do any of those patterns sound familiar to you? Is your team having trouble being creative because they’re so busy trying to guess what you’re really after? There’s a lot more to leadership than just editing, and you’ll have to read the full article here for Sinofsky’s description of leadership. But here’s one last thought from him: Leading is realizing there a few perfect answers and many great answers.
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The assembly line is a critical segment of the manufacturing process where the real action takes place.
Today’s business landscape requires an increasing emphasis on sophisticated designs and advanced systems. Businesses are always on
Hiring the right Engineering Project Manager can be a critical step in the success of any engineering