Comments on: Uncertainty In Management http://rummuser.com/?p=1269 Wisdom by Hindsight Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5089 Rummuser Wed, 27 May 2009 15:32:04 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5089 Please see my response in your other comment. Please see my response in your other comment.

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5087 Rummuser Wed, 27 May 2009 15:31:05 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5087 I am sorry that I did not make myself clearer. I do not say that Engineers cannot make good entrepreneurs or good managers. Some do, but most do not. Let me take another example of hospital nurses, if you ask them to attend to paper work so that they can expect promotions, what you are really doing is to make poor nurses and good administrators. This happens at the cost of patient care. That is one profession where career growth is limited and we have to find ways of keeping them motivated. Management by and large blunders around. You might like to read my guest blog in GL's blog - http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2009/05/27/one-out-of-1140153913-ramana-rajgopaul/ for some more insights. I am sorry that I did not make myself clearer. I do not say that Engineers cannot make good entrepreneurs or good managers. Some do, but most do not. Let me take another example of hospital nurses, if you ask them to attend to paper work so that they can expect promotions, what you are really doing is to make poor nurses and good administrators. This happens at the cost of patient care. That is one profession where career growth is limited and we have to find ways of keeping them motivated. Management by and large blunders around. You might like to read my guest blog in GL’s blog – http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2009/05/27/one-out-of-1140153913-ramana-rajgopaul/ for some more insights.

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5084 Rummuser Wed, 27 May 2009 15:25:44 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5084 No, I expect that it is likely to happen again and when it does, I shall simply do what I can at that point of time. I have no control over whether what action I have already taken will result in no more attacks or whether I will react differently when and if it does happen again. I cannot control the outcome any more than I can control Osama Bin Laden. No, I expect that it is likely to happen again and when it does, I shall simply do what I can at that point of time. I have no control over whether what action I have already taken will result in no more attacks or whether I will react differently when and if it does happen again. I cannot control the outcome any more than I can control Osama Bin Laden.

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5044 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Tue, 26 May 2009 17:50:28 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5044 My guess is you can answer that for yourself if you look deeply at your reaction to terrorism. From what I've read, you would probably like to control future Mumbai attacks, for instance. <abbr><em>Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk´s last blog post..<a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/05/25/ive-been-thinkingagain/">I’ve Been Thinking…Again</a></abbr></em> My guess is you can answer that for yourself if you look deeply at your reaction to terrorism. From what I’ve read, you would probably like to control future Mumbai attacks, for instance.

Jean Browman–Cheerful Monk´s last blog post..I’ve Been Thinking…Again

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5032 bikehikebabe Tue, 26 May 2009 14:18:35 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5032 I forgot to say that going from engineer to manager causes the Peter Principal. In a hierarchy a person is promoted to his level of incompetence. My father made a lot more money than if he was an engineer in someone's company. To make money in business you make or provide a service that is needed & nobody else is doing. That's the best business. I forgot to say that going from engineer to manager causes the Peter Principal. In a hierarchy a person is promoted to his level of incompetence.

My father made a lot more money than if he was an engineer in someone’s company. To make money in business you make or provide a service that is needed & nobody else is doing. That’s the best business.

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5030 bikehikebabe Tue, 26 May 2009 13:52:08 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5030 That makes sense. He wasn't promoted. He formed his own company. That makes sense.
He wasn’t promoted. He formed his own company.

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5021 Rummuser Tue, 26 May 2009 11:14:06 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5021 Ah, yes, your pet peeve about the bureaucrats who are expected to save the economy by increasing their own numbers! Perhaps the two of us should offer our consultancy to your Governor! Ah, yes, your pet peeve about the bureaucrats who are expected to save the economy by increasing their own numbers! Perhaps the two of us should offer our consultancy to your Governor!

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5019 Rummuser Tue, 26 May 2009 11:12:13 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5019 That is precisely the point Jean. Why control? That is precisely the point Jean. Why control?

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5018 Rummuser Tue, 26 May 2009 11:11:33 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5018 That is another problem about which I shall be writing later. A small hint had been given in an earlier post. A good Engineer's contribution to the firm can be lost if he is promoted to Management! That is another problem about which I shall be writing later. A small hint had been given in an earlier post. A good Engineer’s contribution to the firm can be lost if he is promoted to Management!

]]> By: Rummuser http://rummuser.com/?p=1269&cpage=1#comment-5017 Rummuser Tue, 26 May 2009 11:10:05 +0000 http://rummuser.com/?p=1269#comment-5017 Take your time. Take your time.

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