Kevin Kelly - Managing On Stage
July 29th, 2006Kevin Kelly, a former full time journalist, writes a column for Business Week that I always find on point. It’s obvious why, of course: he’s not a journalist anymore, writing about what someone in business is doing. He’s a manager, using his writing skills to talk about managing. And mostly, it’s about how hard it is.
A column he wrote last fall describes his response to a potential union drive at his packaging company. If you ever thought that people “higher up” are better at all this than you are, read this:
I knew that our plant manager, whose thinking was sharp when it came to quality and productivity, didn’t have the best people skills. He had risen through the factory and had the unenviable job of managing co-workers to whom he’d once reported. I should have bolstered him with training and coaching. But I shied away from confronting him about his weaknesses.
It sure sounds like me sometimes. Maybe you as well?
I’ll keep you posted on other articles that are insightful.
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