Comments on: The Manager FAQ http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2008/11/20/the-manager-faq/ Management Improvement focused on Deming, lean thinking, innovation, customer focus, six sigma, etc. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ilskan http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2008/11/20/the-manager-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-34741 ilskan Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:12:06 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=1143#comment-34741 @Kyle: I suppose so. Ideally you want a happy medium, though; the other end of the spectrum can be pretty hellish as well. My manager is an experienced programmer, but he knows very little about managing and doesn't seem to want to do any managing. This has led to all sorts of mayhem: people who should long ago have been fired for gross incompetence still being in a position to do plenty of damage, people violating IT security policy and other policies in big ways without being punished, etc. So yeah, competent managers are decidedly valuable... @Kyle: I suppose so. Ideally you want a happy medium, though; the other end of the spectrum can be pretty hellish as well.

My manager is an experienced programmer, but he knows very little about managing and doesn’t seem to want to do any managing. This has led to all sorts of mayhem: people who should long ago have been fired for gross incompetence still being in a position to do plenty of damage, people violating IT security policy and other policies in big ways without being punished, etc.

So yeah, competent managers are decidedly valuable…

]]> By: Curious Cat Management Blog » What to Wear to an Interview http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2008/11/20/the-manager-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-33243 Curious Cat Management Blog » What to Wear to an Interview Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:35:10 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=1143#comment-33243 Asking what is appropriate attire when the interview is set is also a good idea. In fact, that is all you need to take from this post as an interviewee, in my opinion... Asking what is appropriate attire when the interview is set is also a good idea. In fact, that is all you need to take from this post as an interviewee, in my opinion…

]]> By: Kyle Howard http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2008/11/20/the-manager-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-33057 Kyle Howard Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:09:02 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/?p=1143#comment-33057 I think that the real issue that is being exposed by this list is that specialty workers really hate to take orders from luddites. I have experience in the programming field, and no programmer can ever find it in himself to respect a manager than knows nothing about programming. I think it might be better to promote from within a department and then give that person some basic management training. Save those management degrees for upper management. Cheers! I think that the real issue that is being exposed by this list is that specialty workers really hate to take orders from luddites. I have experience in the programming field, and no programmer can ever find it in himself to respect a manager than knows nothing about programming. I think it might be better to promote from within a department and then give that person some basic management training. Save those management degrees for upper management.
Cheers!

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