March 11, 2010

Management: Doing Through Others


"The person who knows "how" will always have a job. The person who knows "why" will always be his boss."

Diane Ravitch
Educator, Policy Analyst, Former Assistant Secretary of Education


A pretty good definition of the difference between those who do and those who manage those who do.

Unfortunately many good doers selected to become managers, fail because they do not understand the different skill sets required for each.


Do you?


2 comments :

  1. A Great Sales ManagerMarch 11, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    A lot of times, sports are a good analogy to business, this being one of them.

    There are far more ex average/below average ball players who went on to become great managers than there are ex great players who did so.

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  2. Good point!

    And just as in sports, having been a "great kid" does not mean you'll be a great parent.

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