Friday, June 25, 2004
Managers Who Supervise
This group of people in office attire appeared to have extended lunch hours. I noticed that they were spending considerable long period for lunch break over the last few days. It turned out that their managers are away, one on annual leaves, one away overseas attending conference and the third one, a female, on maternity leaves. So understandably, when the cat is away, the mouse comes out to play.
This is a sorry state for the company. They have managers who supervise, not manage. A manager’s job is to manage the company, to provide a management system and procedures for work to be carried out in a quality manner, to motivate the staff to encourage productivity and to achieve target. Above all, manager must exhibit fine personal quality to lead and foster teamwork. In that way, work will be continued whether the manager is around or not at a particular time.
Manager who supervises is doomed to fail. Are we doing the right things as manager? Are we practicing our management skill and knowledge properly?
This is a sorry state for the company. They have managers who supervise, not manage. A manager’s job is to manage the company, to provide a management system and procedures for work to be carried out in a quality manner, to motivate the staff to encourage productivity and to achieve target. Above all, manager must exhibit fine personal quality to lead and foster teamwork. In that way, work will be continued whether the manager is around or not at a particular time.
Manager who supervises is doomed to fail. Are we doing the right things as manager? Are we practicing our management skill and knowledge properly?
