How does manager’s proximity to team affects team dynamics and decision-making?
Congratulations! You’ve got the long-cherished promotion that will make you manager - of your own buddies! You don’t quite know what it means for your relations with the team - are you better-off as their manager or as their buddy? One key challenge with first-line managers, especially those fairly new in their roles, is how to strike right balance between formal reporting relationship and informal personal relations with the team. Considering that most people “leave managers and not companies”, this seems to be a critical issue, but seldom discussed. In my career, I have also seen similar issues when people became a second-line manager or a group manager for the first-time - so, this is not a one-time issue. I have often seen managers who have been promoted from within going all too out to please the team that...
Toyota’s Wisdom for Tomorrow’s Managers…published
In one of my previous posts, I had talked about an article I wrote for business review magazine. It got published in the Dec 2008 issue. The article discusses following ten ‘wisdoms’ from Toyota for its managers: Open the Window. It’s a big world out there ! Make the most sincere efforts in your assigned position Taking on challenges is the way to gain experience Be an Innovative and Creative Thinker Like this:Like Loading......