Training for Management? (take II)

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Almost forgot a crucial point (possibly due to traumatic amnesia from  
one of my own management nightmares):

Always insist that your authority equals your responsibility. Trust  
me on this one: there's nothing quite as uniquely painful and  
unpleasant as being held responsible for things you have no power to  
change. If you're going to be managing people, make sure that you  
have the whole tamale (the right to hire, fire, and discipline), and  
make sure that your boss communicates your authority to the people  
you'll be supervising. You can communicate this yourself if you're a  
skilled manager, but it's easier if a higher authority does this for  
you.

Anything else can be a recipe for disaster, or at least for a very,  
very, very unpleasant time for everyone, and particularly for you.

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ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca / geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com
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