Thursday, October 17, 2002

• Firms put more value on finding, training managers - From USAToday.com, this short article alludes to many of the same need for useful managers as one of my favorite books, Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency, by Tom DeMarco, i.e., that managers with time and skills are necessary to step back from the fray to do the planning, to think about improvement, and to break down barriers for the folks doing the day-to-day. From the article:

"When asked about the most critical traits that enable workers to do their job better, 50% ranked leadership and management skills at the top of their list, according to a poll by management and services firm Accenture...Ron Swift, a vice president of strategic customer relations for Dayton, Ohio-based data warehousing company Teradata, says cultivating managers is critical to company survival. "Companies now getting rid of management probably won't participate in the next growth spurt," he says."

Without management that has time and energy, the opportunities won't be recognized when they present themselves, and if recognized, not much of value will be done with them.

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