| Didier,
I have to agree with your manager. It is the only way to assure long term
growth and competence.
Although it is sometimes easier to take the path of least resistance and do
the job yourself, especially in volatile customer situations, in the long run
the load will grow to be too much for one person, or that person leaves the
company or local organization, and that organization no longer has any
options.
The only way to ensure growth and long term continuity, is to permit
fledgling employees (no reference to time with DEC; just in regards to the
task at hand) to learn through the "school of hard knocks" while giving them
every bit of assistance possible without doing it for them.
A mark of a good manager is his ability to delegate (NOT command)
effectively. This involves motivational skills and the ability to keep "hands
off" even when it is somewhat painful to do so.
[} Mike {]
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| Didier,
I also am in complete agreement with Mike. The one thing as a
manager that was the hardest thing for me to learn, was to not just do it
myself. My people did not learn and grow whenever I did it. This in turn{
was not only unfair to me, but also unfair to the person that did not know
how to do something the next time s/he was called upon to do it.
I also spent 6 years in the Air Force, and I know how hard it is to
overcome the thinking that the military drills into you to just do it
yourself. But please try hard to give your people the chance even if it
takes longer than what you think it should, because in the long run, you
will not have the people in a job that do not belong in a job skill level,
but you will have the people in the skills and levels that they need to be.
Gale who hopes your review went well for you!!!!!
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