Comments on: Manage your people differently

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:26:31 +0000

@ ChampDog
It’s all about the mindset and prejudices. As a leader, it’s very important not to have prejudices towards any of the team member even though some of them could be ‘problematic’. Because once you have prejudices, even if the person has changed for the better, you might not be able to see it.

By: ChampDog

ChampDog — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:30:38 +0000

I’m not sure if you guys heard of micro-message stuff. Basically if you think someone has a problem, he is going to have a problem. So to manage them, you can not perceive them to be a problamatic person or else you will not able to fix him. Just my 2 cents.

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:52:15 +0000

@ Damien
Managing people is never easy since most of the time, their personalities will be quite different. And it’s also pretty difficult to be the perfect ‘lead’ or ‘boss’ because no matter what you do, there will be someone who is not pleased. We just have to make sure the majority is pleased.

By: Damien Tan

Damien Tan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:35:58 +0000

There is a developmental aspect in managing people, especially if they’re new to the job market. Its the manager’s job to mold the team members attitudes to one that’s good for the team. Sometimes its like managing a basket of rattlesnakes. Not easy. But then it is what separates the men from the boys. You can and should manage staff according to their personalities and put more effort on weaker ones and less on the stronger ones. Just be careful it doesn’t slide into accusations of favoritism.