Tip # 57 To echo the martyr idea mentioned earlier
Mentoring is one of the more valuable contributions you can make to a company. Its positive effects must never be underestimated. Many a successful human being had a mentor or several mentors at different stages of his life.
But anything carried out to excess has a negative effect. If you think you have a sacred duty to mentor your subordinate because you want to develop his potential for a managerial role, then do so. Just dont do it excessively, or else someone above you will begin to think, Those who cant, teach. Apply the brakes on your predilection for over-mentoring.
Charney said, Dont ask them to do things that others should be doing, unless it is an emergency.
Fighting Procrastination
Admit its your major failing and take cooking lessons at your communitys recreational center.
Again, heres where pen and paper can be powerful tools. Thinking about your tasks yourself and then doing them without anyones feedback is much more productive. A large company produces at least 100 different reports a day. Its his fault, My mother was like that too, I was forced to do something I didnt want to do. |