#function-management

Face the Uneven Dozen

After a couple of months as a manager I had my feet under me enough to look forward to the annual review cycle. The department had raises tied to the review cycle. Deciding how to portion out raises is critical. My time as a developer had done little to prepare me for it.

I anticipated that at least some would always be unhappy. As I considered what I could measure in order to make the process…

responsibility for contribution defines the manager

Responsibility for contribution (rather than rank or title or command over people) defines the manager. And integrity (rather than genius) is the manager’s basic requirement.

Peter F. Drucker, Management (Revised Edition),  Chapter 3, 40:32