Having been involved in dozens of projects, some were successful and others were not. But somewhere in that scenario was the involvement of great teams of people, the result of great management. It takes a great manager to put together a great team. Sometimes it happens by accident but most times it is out of the knowledge a great manager brings to the department. If a manager is allowed to hire or bring together their own team that will be the true test of a great manager.
Want to bring a new person into your management team? Watch how they perform the small jobs. Watch how they react to intent and see how they react under pressure. Do they show their temper when upset? Do they question the intent of a project that is not going in the right direction? Do they stand and ask questions or do they simply acknowledge and allow?
What makes a great manager is how they perfrom and then the type of people they perfomr with? When they form small teams before they become managers who do they select? How do they select? Ask them. Ask and ask again?
A great manager will put together a great team because they know and understand what it takes to get a great job done in a great way.
Now that you know what makes a great manager... are you a great manager? Look at your team and let me know. I would be very curious as to your selections, your reasons and possibly your excuses.
-Steve Sapato training management specialist
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