I'm about to take a new job, and I've just been looking at the CVs of my new staff. Of the twenty people that will be reporting to me, two of them have recent MBAs.
I'm now considering how I can best use them. This is going to be interesting, because I know that one of the MBAs applied for the job that I have got, and obviously failed. So I have a feeling that I may have a little fight on my hands.
I usually don't have great problems in these kind of situations, apart from anything else, my management style tends to be to give people roles and to let them get on with things, as long as they inform me of results, and if they have a problem. If they don't do these two things, then they are in trouble.
If the MBAs have any sense, they'll enjoy this stuff and realise that I'll let them do things their way. They can practise on the present situation, and then start working out how to further their careers - if they're good enough, they should be able to get my job in a year or two.
# posted by Mary @ 5:58 PM
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