Comments on: Are You Management Material?

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:14:09 +0000

Good insight, Jake. I would suspect you're right about humans being unmanageable. Frankly, it's our reactions to those behaviors we're managing, I suspect.

Not to precious at all. I live with a scientist - he'd appreciate your precision, as do I. :)

By: Jake P

Jake P — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:18:01 +0000

Hmmm. My personal philosophy is that humans are inherently unmanageable. (They *can* be herded, of course, like in The Planet of the Apes movies.)

Cynicism aside, your points here are accurate WRT the things you need to do to get things done. I suppose I think of it in terms of being persuasive rather than managerial, if that's not too precious a linguistic line to draw :)

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:46:31 +0000

Anne, that's a fantastic one!

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:41:56 +0000

Devon - hugs!

In addition to your great list Lori I'd add "I'm willing to be wrong."

Amazing how that frees me up.

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:36:58 +0000

Leave it to a hurricane to inspire your greatness, Paula. 🙂

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:30:47 +0000

Good instincts. That makes managing and juggling projects easier. Well, good instincts coupled with experience, and the knowledge that something will always try to derail your plans.

Kind of like with Irene. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:29:18 +0000

Devon, that sounds like micromanagement to the extreme! How do they expect the work to be completed if they're not letting you alone long enough to do it?

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:47:11 +0000

Yeah, I'm about to have the "it isn't working out" conversation, and I dread it. But it must be done, because these two and a half weeks of hell -- there isn't enough money to make them worth it.

I needed to write 15,000 words during this time. So far, I've manged 500. Not acceptable, on any level.