Management Style

What is your management style?

I was pondering on this, and I'm still not sure I have the thought fully developed. I once told someone I was a lousy "Boss". I hate saying "Go here .. do that" I think the buzz word for that is micro-management. Some people prefer that style. They want to be involved in every little detail. Personally, if I have to tells someone each thing to do I may as well just do it myself.

I prefer to give someone a mission. Tell them what needs done and let them do it. I have been fortunate to work for people who operated the same way. Give an employee the tools and training he needs, tell him what needs done, and stand back and let him do it.

There will be learning moments along the way. Most of us learn from mistakes. I prefer to learn from other folks mistakes., it's cheaper and easier. It's like the guy who went to work and the first day made a mistake that cost the company $18,000 to fix. He came in the office that night and said "I guess I'm fired?"

"FIRED?" his employer responded. "We just spent $18,000 educating you."

That was what was good about working for Wabash Valley. I think I was there for 2 years before I made a mistake the boss hadn't made. No yelling or screaming. Just "Well, let's fix it."

So when you slid off a snow covered driveway the response was simply "So now what do we do?"

I work better as an assistant. I may not be the best doing something, but I am usually pretty good about getting you the things you need when you need them to keep you going.

Kind of following the classic example of RADAR O'Rielly

So where am I going with all this? Nowhere in particular. I'm just pondering.

Later Y'all