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Interesting link at CIOUpdate article from a fellow Gnomedexer, Rajesh Setty:
It’s called Leading Smart IT Professionals and speaks about the thin line between providing detailed instructions and “micro-managing.” Here’s some highlights:
First, smart people don’t like to be micro-managed and second, they have their own opinions on how something has to be accomplished. Their interests and priorities change over time as well.
Some thoughts in the article on failing: If you don’t create an environment where it’s OK to fail sometimes, people will play it safe. While it is good to play safe, we all know that unless we take calculated risks, we can’t expect to see big rewards.
Smart people have a great appetite for challenging projects. In fact, if you get them to work on something mediocre, smart people consider that as an insult. Everyone wants to grow but growth is of particular concern for smart people. For a person to be in a state of flow, he needs to be engaged in activities that are slightly above his current skill levels; tasks should require him to stretch a bit.
So, how does your boss measure up ?
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