Reading through the New York Times, I stumbled upon an interesting insight sent by one of the readers. He feels that successful Managers combine four abilities:- The ability to allocate cash flow for growth. Without growth, little else matters.
- The ability to pick the right people for the operating jobs. Managerial “vision” is largely realized through the people in the critical posts.
- The ability to inspire the troops. Charisma comes in many colours; getting others to be excited about the mission is one of them.
- The ability to be aware of and understand all the moving parts. You don’t need in-depth knowledge of every discipline — accounting, marketing, sales, benefits, taxes and so on — but you need to know enough about each one to ask the right questions.
None of these four are easy, and in combination, they are very hard to find.
Man I look at myself and I suddenly feel like I have been walking to the office naked all the time.
ReplyDeleteQuite difficult to locate such men indeed.
I can see there's been a little drought after your last post. We hope to catch more of your posts ;)