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  • What makes a Great Manager?

    Taken from

    Table of Contents

    Interestingly, when i created this page i started by calling it “Good Managers” but i like the term “Great Managers” better.

    Borrowing an Abbreviation from one of my Managers and adding my own twist.

    V.V.P.S.T ( Visible, Vocal , Positive, Safe and Trusted)

    Be Visible

    Be Vocal

    Be Positive

    Make people feel Safe and Trusted (see the above You Tube Video by Simon Sinek)

    A few Additions i have learnt along the way

    small things – give people recognition tell them well done, sometimes small things can be very powerful one that sticks in my mind was turning up to shift work on Xmas Eve on my own covering 3 datacenters and monitoring 100 of computer systems to find by boss had left be a 2£ Xmas selection box

    really listen and take an interest in people

    understand what makes different people tick.

    don’t let other people pass their problem on their back to you, empower colleagues to make their own decisions.

    Other Reading

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  • Welcome and Hello

    This is going to a brain dump of various tech and management related things i have learnt throughout my 20 ish years in IT.