#management

#management

Baseball is extremely hard and extraordinarily rich in ways for things to go wrong, and firing a manager when things go wrong is the simplest way for an organization to signal to fans that it is addressing those things. It doesn't work, really, because managers only do so much, and are generally not the reason why bad baseball teams are bad.

You know that saying, "intent is not equal to impact"? That is, just because you didn't mean to say something racist doesn't mean that what you said is not racist. It's not enough to just have good intentions-you need to actually consider the impact that your statements and actions will have on others. We can certainly take intent into consideration, but someone who repeatedly relies on having good intentions as an excuse is operating in bad faith.

I was an individual contributor (IC) for over 20 years before moving into management. Even then, I was reluctant to take the job because I enjoyed doing the work so much. So I'm familiar with ICs, how they think, and what sorts of things they think about. Things like craft, product quality, three-month timelines, career development, and recognition. Now that I've been in management for a while, I also see how leadership thinks too.

It is healthy to make space for them to tell their story and show care for how it affected them,

Without expert management, too much talent in one group can lead to diminishing returns or even outright failure if egos clash and the chemistry is poor enough.

A good pub should feel like a second home—welcoming, relaxed, but with a better stocked fridge. A pub usually serves food, while many bars focus purely on drinks.

Roy Keane's tenure at Sunderland was marked by a championship title in his first season, reflecting his immediate impact and leadership capabilities as a manager.

Ichiro just kind of nodded, and I got it, Melvin said. Not only is he a great baseball player that commits to playing every day and wants to be there for his team every day.

The Design Manager tends to the mind while the Lead Designer tends to the body, emphasizing the importance of synergy between both roles.

Even if you're working in a restaurant serving hamburgers in a very repeatable kind of a fashion, your style, your way of talking to them, your way of presenting the food is unique to you.

The signing of closer Tanner Scott will go down as the worst in Dodgers history. Scott has already blown six saves, has two losses and has an ERA creeping up to 4.00.

"I shouldn't have to tell people how to do their jobs!" is a familiar battle cry of beleaguered managers and supervisors. After all, employees are extensively interviewed and vetted to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to do their jobs, right?

Mark's former manager, who claimed to be an IT expert, insultingly referred to his colleagues as 'trained monkeys', yet was deemed valuable by executives for his PowerPoint skills.

Klopp and Guardiola maintain a mutual respect, benefiting football at large with their innovative managerial styles and ability to nurture new talent.

In 2010, I got fired. I deserved it. I wasn't wrong, but I deserved it.

I thank Davey for kind of bringing me back down to earth before the game... We don't need you hitting 450-foot bombs. We just need you getting on-base.