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Discussion on: What is Management?

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Ben • Edited

My question may be too vague.

I would try to define a very common situation I think.

A person whose title is a manager is leading a team of five people for software development.

There may be a few question I would like to ask.

  • What management would be included in the team?
  • Who do the management?
  • What manager is a good manager?
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Michael

That's more direct and sort of covered by my previous comment. Someone who would be managing that team is hired to do so, though most Development teams except in small companies tend to be larger. Still, you want someone who has led teams before, risen through the ranks from being part of the team to leading one through a project. Or maybe, someone from the team has shown the capability to lead and mentor others, and through promotion is then leading the team by taking over all the Personal Growth tasks and has the ability to generate reviews and advocate for raises.

A good manager listens. Builds a team that as a whole is a composite of strengths, no one member can do everything. Also goes to bat for the team, promoting them to upper management and sticking up for them when needed either when projects get out of control, or need additional resources. For more see any good book on management. I find the best managers know the team, the people and what drives them, and gets them what is needed to grow.