I like management but have some problems, could you help me?
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It is a proven fact that students appreciate management studies when they have practical experience. In other words, when they have experienced real pain and fun, they will appreciate better what management studies is all about. Otherwise the kind of feeling you are having is not uncommon. You can often find engineers not thinking highly of management students. \n\nManagement is all about execution. So, what you do with the studies is where the real proof is. Going through management studies helps you to clarify your thought process, think coherently, and communicate clearly. Of course talking the right lingo helps. Where else would you learn paradigm shift! Also, if you have worked for any company you will know that employees' favorite gripe is about not enough communication. So, management studies may appear like common sense but common sense is often what is lacking in real business. \n\nSo, I strongly suggest that you take up a job and then go to do an MBA. I would like to point out that some of the top business schools prefer to enroll students with experience. In case you do take up management studies right away, take it seriously; digest those easy stuff over and over so that all those things become part and parcel of your every action in real life. \n\nThink about it this way. There may be few right answers for an engineering problem. No one can question scientific laws. However, when it comes to management it is all hazy. Who can say something is right or wrong in marketing a product or handling a tough employee. Only the results of your action can prove it. Don't you think that is challenging? Good luck.
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The suggestion to move into some form of project management might not be a bad one.  With your newer "people skills" and your technical background, it might be a good fit.\n\nYou might want to formalize your project management skills through some training, or project management certification, and then look for assistant project manager type positions.
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You don't say whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, but I will assume you're an undergrad. One of the most difficult tasks in the "real world" of business is finding and retaining good "middle managers." Much has been written on the topic, but no one has emerged with a workable solution. That leaves it wide open for you to offer constructive suggestions, and you have a wide array of reference material. Good luck!
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I did some research as I became a manager years ago. It seems that the biggest mistake new managers make (and I did it too) is to act as if they will direct other as to how to do thier job.\nActually it is the worker that is the expert on thier job. As a manager you should be the one who askes the question "What would make your job easier, better, more efficent, etc."  then go about helping remove the problems they tell you about.\nIf you do this as your main focus, you will be respected, seen as a team player, and find your own job is fullfilling and a whole lot less stressful.\nGood luck!
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Hello! Welcome to management in a culturally diverse environment!\n\nThere are some websites that offer online lessons of varying degrees of quality, but it depends on what languages you need to learn. \n\nFor the moment, however, you might want to use http://world.altavista.com to translate common words and phrases in different languages so that you can at least speak and give direction, even if you can't understand your staff's responses.\n\nBetter yet, make it a team project to teach and to learn each others language. Consider asking your staff to teach you basic words and phrases in their language and you can teach them English. Is a member of your staff bilingual enough to coach you in the language and culture? \n\nIf you have staff meetings, create a standing 15-20 minute agenda item on teaching and learning new words--and keep it fun!  \n\nBe creative! \n\nDo use hand and body language, draw pictures. That's how people get along in a foreign country...it works! And you don't have to be good at it, but your staff will appreciate the effort you make to learn their language. \n\nIf you can, get a "teach yourself" language book or take a class to learn basic grammar and words. Ultimately, the best way to learn a foreign language is to try to speak it--that's the "organic" way to learn it. \n\nAs you work to learn each other's languages, you'll find that you'll establish working relationships with your staff, which is key to good management. And you'll be surprised at how quickly you'll learn to communicate! \n\nGood luck!
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sounds new to me. but people are changing the way they operate business. maybe u should consult a your manager about this sitaution
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This is tricky. I would talk to the manager above your manager. Tell them as genuinely as possible that you really enjoy the company and the opportunity they have given you. Explain that you are concerned about an employee that is not pulling their weight and you dont want to see team morale drop because of this... and then you mention that OTHERS have told you there may be a relationship. \nOnce you bring this issue forward (you may want to bring a witness) they cant let you go due to performance w/o the chance of you sueing them for wrongful dismissal. I would also let them know that you enjoy working with this person (even if you dont) but only when they are working as they should. This way it doesnt sound like a personal problem. \nGood luck
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Be a professional currier.\nYou sound like you are ready for your own business.\nLook around, find a need in your community, and fill it and you will have plenty of business.\nIt is very satisfying to have your own business, especially if you have a good manager and it does not require you to be there all the time.
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Efforts and positive work ethic don't go unnoticed.  Managers come from two different schools of thought though.  It's either positive-reinforcement or negative-reinforcement.  Working for the latter tends to suck but they drive results just the same.  At the end of the day if you're doing a good job for either one they'll take care of you.
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Good managers create a team of which they are more a member than a leader, if your subordinates are made to feel like participants in the team rather than just workers under a boss they will desire to work harder and help more.\nI suggest a few things:\n1) Ask rather than demand help.\n2) Explain the assisgnment of the team and ask advice on how to get them done best -Even if you head up a cleaning crew, I bet your team can come up with ways to get the job done faster, better, cheaper...etc\n3) Be the hardest worker on the team - people respect a boss who actually works.\n4) Listen to your people, even if you cannot take their suggestions, listen and then explain why.\n5) Be fair, work hard to be impartial... have no favorites.\n6) Give alot of feedback, look for every opportunity to give praise.\n7) Be willing to "fire" a bad apple, the rest of the team will appreciate it.\n8) Gain trust by being trustworthy.. be a person who keeps your word, is always honest, and never gossips.\n9) Small rewards - A can of coke or box of donuts for everyone one day out of your own pocket will pay big dividends.\n10) Middle management is the hardest, explain your bosses expectation to your workers, so they can work with you rather than against you.\n11) Remember they are just people too - having good and bad days just trying to make a living. Treat them as such.\n\nBest of everything with your co-workers.
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The number one thing is to think of what the COMPANY'S needs are, and try your best to fill those needs.\n\nThink about problems the company faces and try to help solve them.  This doesn't have to be big stuff like global financing and distribution problems, it can be little things like making a list of nearby restaurants that deliver so that when people need to work at their desks through lunch break there is a way for them to order food.\n\nBe proactive, participate in meetings and show that you are trying to help the company avoid possible problems before they become problems.\n\nBe very honest with yourself about your strong and weak points.  When you identify something within your job requirements that you are not very good at, ask your supervisor who in the company IS good at doing this thing, and go learn from that person.
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That isn't fair.  I would write everything down and take the issue to upper management or HR.  No matter what your job title, it is no reason to be treated that way. The quick vengeful solution would be to quit during a very busy time of day, but you have to make sure you will  be able to make do until you find another job.  Doing that won't look good for you when you apply for the next job though.  Just try to be patient for meanwhile.  I actually think this is the easiest time to look for a new job, especially in retail or any place that gets busy during the holidays.  Good Luck!!
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The best DO that a manager can do is work on their own personal development.  Read all that you can get your hands on.  Think and Grow Rich by Hill, or How to Win Friends and Influence People.  any type of motivational CD you can throw in your car and make it a university while you drive.  What is poured into your mind is what generally flows out of your mouth. Stop wasting time listening to music and watching tv that doesnt increase your income or help you build people.
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Quit your job.  Things there won't improve until that manager is gone or one of her higher-ups stops her behavior.  Don't worry about never being able to work there again, because it doesn't sound like a good place to work!
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There are many schools on management theory and it is you who are being asked to answer that question for your homework and it is only you opinion that matters here - not ours.\n\nGood Luck!!!
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How about Management?\n  That is if you would like to have your  own business and\nbe your own boss.\n   The choices are endless!
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question seems vague...but the answer might be "Management"