Monthly Archives: November 2009

Your team members have lives too…

All managers should have a realistic understanding of the ebb and flow of their team’s lives outside of work. That is not to say that you need to be best friends with your direct reports, or that you need to delve … Continue reading

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Time Management Systems

This post is a 2 for 1.  I was planning to put together a post reviewing a few of the major trends in time management systems.  Instead I did a quick search and found a great article which describes in … Continue reading

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Challenges for Technical Managers

The technical manager is generally the customer facing portion of a technical team.  Your customer might be a true external customer, upper management or another group within your organization.  Regardless your goals are the same – to identify the client … Continue reading

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Adjusting your Mindset – Part 2

The second mindset adjustment involves being held responsible for more work than you could possibly complete by yourself.  This is corollary to point #1 because when you realize that your subordinates are less efficient and/or less skilled, you will be … Continue reading

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Adjusting your Mindset – Part 1

The first major mindset adjustment in transitioning from a team member to a manager is that you (as manager) are now being held responsible for work that is not your own.  Since most team members who are promoted to management positions … Continue reading

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So you’ve been promoted…

It’s a big moment.  You’ve been waiting, maybe planning and pushing to make the transition from that guy/gal who does stuff to that professional who manages people and gets things done.  You wanted to make more money or have more … Continue reading

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