Comments on: Stick to Your Guns http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/01/19/stick-to-your-guns/ Manage your projects. Don't let them manage you. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:59:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stacey Douglas http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/01/19/stick-to-your-guns/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Stacey Douglas Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:55:03 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/01/19/stick-to-your-guns/#comment-174 This is often the case. A great example is: You have a group of electricians. Their manager quits. Your best electrician has been with you for 25 years, so you promote him. You have now accomplished two things: 1) you lost your best electrician, and 2) you put a 25-year employee into a job that they have no experience at. That's not to say that the electician will fail, but you better provide some training and guidance, and you should support them and make sure that they are capable of and feel confident in making good decisions. This is often the case. A great example is: You have a group of electricians. Their manager quits. Your best electrician has been with you for 25 years, so you promote him. You have now accomplished two things: 1) you lost your best electrician, and 2) you put a 25-year employee into a job that they have no experience at.

That’s not to say that the electician will fail, but you better provide some training and guidance, and you should support them and make sure that they are capable of and feel confident in making good decisions.

]]> By: Wally Bock http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/01/19/stick-to-your-guns/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Wally Bock Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:30:38 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/01/19/stick-to-your-guns/#comment-169 One problem in many organizations is that we put people in charge of groups without considering whether they are willing to make decisions. That's part of the boss's job, taking whatever information is available and making a decision. It's easier on everybody if we promote people who are willing to do that. One problem in many organizations is that we put people in charge of groups without considering whether they are willing to make decisions. That’s part of the boss’s job, taking whatever information is available and making a decision. It’s easier on everybody if we promote people who are willing to do that.

]]> By: sir jorge http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/01/19/stick-to-your-guns/comment-page-1/#comment-168 sir jorge Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:15:52 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/01/19/stick-to-your-guns/#comment-168 one thing about sticking to your guns that i love; when things go sour you can go out in a blaze of glory ala Tony Montana one thing about sticking to your guns that i love;

when things go sour you can go out in a blaze of glory ala Tony Montana

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