You come back after a 15-day holiday and you find your organization was running smoothly. As if your presence or absence does not make a difference. That makes you happy because this is what you have been working towards: a decentralized organization and a bunch of section heads who are very responsible. This goes to show that you have chosen the right people for the right job and that you have delegated your work superbly.
But at the same time there is a tinge of disappointment at the back of your mind. You wish some one would miss you ... some one would say that the office is not exactly the same without you. You brush it off and ascribe it to your ego.
However, there is this important question that you need to address: what is the value you add to the organization? Or more broadly, how would you measure the worth of any manager? Managers after all do not produce any thing?
What is your answer?
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11 years ago
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nice thought provking quesiton
honesty and dedication towards organisation will decide,
presence of such managers who produce nothing , keeps others on toes producing perfectly
If the point is only of the guilty feeling, then this is not the reply.
Managers does not have to produce but see to it that what is produced by others is of good quality.
While enjyoing holidays' he should call his trusted members/seniors and find out what is happening.
Once the manager is back from Holiday can hold a meeting and get First hand info.
Amitabh, you got it just at the right time for me. I felt the same way when I was not around and people managed my work.
It all in your mind that they should need you somewhere. This thought basically comes from your fear that some one may take up your job.
The answer to your question would be: If you want to measure the value of a manager, you should talk to his / her team.
The team should be satisfied with him, his guidance. A manager does not do the work, but his is there to do a job. A job which makes sure the process runs smoothly and in the best possible manner.
How much independence does a manager gives to his team members works directly proportionate to improvement in overall performance.
To your thought on managers "Manager after all do not produce any thing?", I would to comment.
Managers develops synergies rather than produce.
I think this is a question of leadership, rather than management. The task role of the manager can be absorbed elsewhere for a period, but the presence of a true leader would be missed.
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