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What makes a good manager? Robina Chatham offers some pointers in this extract from her book, The Art of IT Management.

In the world of information technology (IT), many people get promoted to a managerial position because they are good at their job and that job is likely to be a technical one. However, being a manager is very different from being a ‘doer’.

As a manager, your job is to provide the guidelines, but make sure there is freedom within. If you are too prescriptive your staff will lose any sense of job satisfaction, will become demotivated and will give you the bare minimum at best. You need to give enough, but not too much, guidance and support; this will differ with each member of your team. You must never do your staff’s job for them – you need to keep your eyes open, but your hands off – and you need to ask the right questions rather than providing the ‘right’ answers.

Vendor:
TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Posted:
Feb 8, 2021
Published:
Jan 25, 2016
Format:
PDF
Type:
Book

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