WITH MANAGERS

摘要

It is unlikely you will match well with every manager. Personal chemistry with a colleague is mysterious. Nevertheless, once you have made a compelling case for your participation in a project, there are some useful principles you can adopt to help the relationship with the manager succeed: The manager is the boss. In all likelihood, you sought out the manager, not the other way around. And even though you might have been included on a project because you proposed it or demonstrated how you could add value to an existing activity, that doesn't mean you are in charge. Even the most collegia) managers will expect to call the shots, because they are ultimately held accountable for results. Money is the language of management. You must be able to help translate process and operational improvements into financial results. What will shorter cycle times, the eradication of root causes of problems or a reduction in process variation mean in terms of faster speed to market, increased equipment uptime and higher productivity? And what will those improvements mean to the top or bottom lines? Deliver useful results and information. Advertisers long ago figured out that consumers are interested in the benefits of a product, not its features, no matter how impressive.