Comments on: Not a Chance http://managementblog.org/2008/05/12/not-a-chance/ Managerial Leadership Practices based on the Time Span research of Elliott Jaques. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tom Foster http://managementblog.org/2008/05/12/not-a-chance/#comment-1704 Mon, 12 May 2008 19:48:26 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/05/12/not-a-chance/#comment-1704 Hi, Kevin,
I find one of the biggest difficulties for most employers is truly understanding the roles necessary in a functional organization. We need people to do the work, and we need people to make sure that work is done (according to specifications and deadlines) and we need people to create the systems in which that work is done. This is the theme for this week. And yes, we will likely get to your request for a role description for a manager.

]]> By: Kevin Black http://managementblog.org/2008/05/12/not-a-chance/#comment-1703 Mon, 12 May 2008 15:15:59 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/05/12/not-a-chance/#comment-1703 This is absolute gold!

In many of the organizations I’ve worked for, I’ve seen supervisors working far below or far above what they should be. Ranging from being a regular worker with a special title, all the way to being essentially an extra manager who catches the tasks that those above them are too busy to do.

“…schedules, checklists, and meetings.” That puts a fine point on it, right there, but keeps it simple.

Thanks Tom

Can you put a manager’s general responsibilities into similar terms?

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