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By: What IT Leaders Can Learn From Google's Staffing Problems | The Accidental IT Leader

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:03:21 +0000

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By: What IT Leaders Need To Do In Order To Grow Their Career | The Accidental IT Leader

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:01:53 +0000

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By: Should An IT Leader Follow His/Her Dream Career? | The Accidental IT Leader

Should An IT Leader Follow His/Her Dream Career? | The Accidental IT Leader — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:06:55 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:57:04 +0000

I see so many “supervisors” who just tell their “Indians” what to do, and then micro manage. No way a race horse will put up with this. There is generally 10 ways to skin a cat also, and the best way was not my way, but the way my “warrior” gets excited about driving. As a “manager”, my goal was to provide the support, and get out of the way. If the project went well, they got the credit. It there was an issue, I took the blame. I see so little of the above MBO management from the “supervisors” anymore.

By: Dr. Jim Anderson

Dr. Jim Anderson — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:58:47 +0000

Dave: you can teach management, but you can’t teach leadership! You make a good point. All too often managers spend their time trying to force staff to perform tasks. In reality, they should be setting goals and then motivating everyone to achieve those goals. I guess managing is easier than leading and that’s why more people do it…

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:10:48 +0000

The issue I have seen is these “managers” have the wrong title. They really are supervisors. Managers provide leadership, and to use an old term that I do not see anymore, Management by Objectives! How many “managers” do you see using MBO anymore?