You’ve been selected to be a project manager (or you want to be) and you want to be a success. Here are ten rules to help you be selected as Manager of the Year or the equivalent in your organization.
- Hire good people. Having good people makes being a successful manager easy. Be selective. Personality and attitude sometimes are more important than experience or skills. And even mediocre employees can be improved with patience, training and effort on your part. But that requires time and work on your part.
- Give them the tools that they need. A carpenter cannot build much without the right tools. The same goes for any employee. If it is a good computer and the right software - get it. If it is a certain piece of equipment - get it. Get them whatever they need, and I emphasize need, not want. Training is one of those tools, too. Frustration on the part of an employee who cannot do his or her job because of a lack of tools can destroy morale and productivity. It may cost money to get the tools and training, but it pays off in the end. Remember that a penny saved can cost you a dollar later.
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