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Do engineers make good managers?

This seems to be backed up by some research that Google did. They gathered 10,000 observations to find out what made better bosses in their organisation. They found the following eight attributes were the most important for a manager to be an outstanding manager. They were, in order of priority: 1. Be a good coach and have regular one to ones, presenting solutions tailored to your employees’ specific strengths. 2. Empower your team and don't micromanage. 3. Express interest in team members' success and personal well-being. 4. Don't be a sissy: be productive and results-oriented. 5. Be a good communicator and listen to your team. 6. Help your employees with career development. 7. Have a clear vision and strategy for the team. 8. Have key technical skills so you can help advise the team. The people skills, the emotional intelligence skills, the ability to relate and build really strong, trusting relationships with people were MORE important than the technical skill of the manager. If you want a resource to help with these 'soft' management skills, have a look at Alchemy for Managers. You can even get a free trial at http://www.peoplealchemy.co.uk Cheers, Paul

13 Apr 2012

12:10 pm