managers are often promoted to positions of responsibility because of their technical expertise rather than le
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I think it happens a lot.  Companies want to reward people for a job well-done, and often the way they do that is by promoting people - and promotions can involve some management responsibility.  But just because people are good at technical tasks doesn't mean they're automatically good managers.  Instead, the companies have rewarded somebody who's good at one thing by asking them to do something completely different.  Doesn't really make a lot of sense, does it?
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both are important they works differently
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Some managers may not have the proper training they need to be efffective leaders. A major role for managers is setting an expectation for the employees. An inconsistant manager sets a poor example.\n\nI would seek employment with a more professional company, or prepare yourself to take on a management role. You already have the first step of effective management figured out. You can identify a problem. Good luck.
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more efficent use of a person, better knowledge of the task,
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If they are good managers they don't. If they are successful, competetant and confident they know they are only as good as their employees. That's why good managers realize they actually work for you _ to be a point of escalation, to help resolve a problem, to get you on a good career path.  Lousy Managers, are threatened by good employees and that's where you get that disconnect. They want an escalation to make you look bad, or take over a problem because youcouldn't handle it.
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The Manager has more responsibility and therefore gets paid better. The Asst. Manager follows the direction of the Manager, has some responsibility, and is paid less. Often the Asst. Manager is viewed as a training position and if an individual does well there he/she is often promoted.
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I believe there are 4 factors involved.\n\n1) People are generally more incompetent today. I used to manage a custom metal fabrication shop and I couldn't believe what basic concepts people don't know. 40 years ago people in this industry had to do everything by hand so they needed to know more about how things worked. Now they just stand in front of a machine and push a button. The more we stop learning from experience (i.e. too much weight on one side of the see-saw keeps the other side from going down) and rely on observation (TV, etc) the worst we are going to get at applying useful information to new situations.\n\n2) Tying in with number one, people put too much emphasis on a sheep skin (degree). I know one guy who has a degree in business and another guy with a degree in engineering. They both own businesses but the one with the business degree is a better engineer and the opposite is true of the other guy. People learn better when they have to learn something in order to put food on the table. When someone has a degree in a certain area they tend to stop learning in that area because they think, "I have already learned it all.", even when what they learned doesn't actually apply to what is happening.\n\n3) Managers do not know how to manage people. That is their job. They are supposed to help you do your job, NOT try to do your job for you. They best managers are the ones who let their employees do what they know how to do.\n\n4) Companies are looking to spend less. I have found over time that the value of having a knowledgeable person in a position is hard to justify to the bean counters. Instead of having a purchasing agent that knows what he is ordering and what type of service they are getting, companies put a glorified Secretary in the position, who simply orders the numbers and goes with the lowest price.\n\nAs for starting your own business, you are going to go from having stupid bosses to having stupid employees.\n\nHopefully you will eventually find a place where everything comes together for you.
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Organizations need promotion policies to provide incentives to employees to work hard in hopes that they can rise through the ranks. If they don't have such a policy and instead hire management from the outside, it can create bitterness among long-time employees who have worked hard. This has happened recently at my company--rather than take a chance on giving a salesman a promotion to assistant manager, they hired someone from another city to come in. It's worked out so far, but not without some hurt egos!
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YES IT IS A MANAGEMENT ROLE. GOOD LUCK!!
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Learning other people's jobs.
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It's not about security.  It's about dominance.
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People should apply to be supervisors if they are dedicated to the company, have excellent people skills, can contribute insight and skills better than those around, and want to work more.
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Probably because the standard for "high morale" is always changing.  Managers are often not skilled and trained by the corporation, thus they don't know how to provide a good working environment.  \n\nSetting clearly understood goals, addressing negative issues immediately and recognizing everyone's contributions are 3 easy steps.  \n\nIf your managers don't get it, neither does the corporation.....
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Exposure to modern management practises\nmore oppurtunity to grow\nmore exposure\nmore challenges
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MANY competent people are not capable.\nMany people, in my experience, have a university degree, but have no capabilities to use it.\nOn the other hand, some incompetent people still get the job done.
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with affermative action, the best man for the job is some times overlooked
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Just remember they get pressure from their bosses above them, and that pressure trickles down to production. They have no right to be jerks, but they are dealing with the company's mid level management, who sets the standards and then expects the managers to enforce it.