Dangerous Dave’s Tech Manager

The main factors that can affect a new business are finding a new business that affects you directly in the culture of the place you are building your business.  For example, you will have a tough time having a ice cream business in Alaska.  You COULD be successful but your chances of building that same [...]

We have specifically defined “what is a manager” and now we should go over the basics of the functions of a manager.  A manager has a basic of four functions which include:

Planning and making sure that your goals are met.  Specifically, this can be a macro state of planning “future goals” and how to address them [...]

I have talked previously about how as a manager, it is imperative that you optimize your resources in order to maximize your ROI (return on investment).  That is key for any manager to be successful.  The complex part of ROI is that it is always malleable.  It never stops even after the project is complete.  [...]

Managerial decision making is the ability of individuals to develop a managerial approach to developing solutions.  Primarily because many situations will require you, as a manager, to come to quick and efficient solutions.  This may or may not be something that you can effectively do depending on a situation.   At the end, it is [...]

And let me tell you what an interesting class. I learned quiet a bit from manager training that I would have never guessed. The last part of class addressed my personal requirements of a team and how I would adapt and change to provide for the completion and success of my goal. [...]

Absolutely!  Lets understand why.  Lets say you are a manager of an organization that requires you to do something in one way.  Your boss calls you into his or her office and says “Hey, so I have some great news!  We are going to be expanding our service to include Canada on our support team.”  [...]

I was in a workshop recently where they addressed peoples bias and how it can interfere with a managers perspective of their subordinates and worse off pass judgements where it is not correct.  I don’t think i have to go into the issue that businesses will run into if something like that were to occur.  [...]

A. Basic outlook is necessary because a negative outlook can severely impact the mindset of a leader who will inevitably fail due to poor outlook
B. Creativity is required for “out of the box” approach to management. In many situations, it can provide the necessary change to be successful as long as it is implemented [...]

Many of the ideals that are reflected for managers ensure a cohesive assessment that must be aligned with reality.  For example, self awareness is the ability for one to understand your consciousness.  This is better defined and structured if it is done on a realistic basis and taken on a “here and now” approach.  There [...]

Here is the scenario.  You are working on a project (design) and it looks like you may implement the project later than expected.  Implementing the project late could mean a possible schedule overrun which could lead to a cost overrun.  A delayed start time has many side effects including the chain reaction of having to [...]