The Art of Good Management

Considering entering into your first management job? Not sure what to do, or how to act?

The Times sets out a number of essential points of where managers fail...

Overreach yourself

Do not try to take on tasks outside your role. Focus...

Management is not more of the same

Despite your previous success that got you were you are, being a manager is a different game. Targets are for the team to attain and not just yourself.

Try to stay mates with the whole team

Doomed to fail when the team starts to fail.

Be arrogant.

You may be right some of the time, but not all of the time.

Don't try and not stretch people

Motivate the team to achievable targets

Assume the rest of the team think like you.

Each member of the team is motivated by different things.

And finally, (this one is not in the Times list), be generous with the company credit card behind the bar...