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Title:

Make Me A Damn Good Manager!

Your vote:
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Organizer:
Andre Gaulin, Independent
Description:
We've all had them - TERRIBLE MANAGERS. Nit-picky, micromanaging, douche bags who have no idea what you do or how it's done. They drive you crazy and make your life miserable. Then one day you get a promotion and all of the sudden you're ONE OF THEM! Don't panic, there're lots of easy and simple ways to de-douche your management style and become the leader you always wish you had - A DAMN GOOD MANAGER!
Questions
Answered:
  1. What is a bad manager?
  2. How do you motivate a team of developers and designers?
  3. What are the traits and tactics of a good manager?
  4. How do I leverage and enhance loyalty on my team?
  5. Who makes a good manager and why?
  6. How can I push my team hard to produce awesome results while still keeping them happy?
  7. Where do I turn when I have a management related conundrum?
  8. How can I be a Damn Good Manager even if my boss sucks?
  9. How do you instill damn good manager skills into your team so they are prepared to be managers themselves?
  10. What can I do to help my current bad manager become damn good?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Career / Work Concerns, Self-Help / Self-Improvement
Type:
Solo
Event:
Interactive 2010
Ryan Taylor
on 17/8/09
Andre, you have no idea how much this session is needed. So many entrepreneurs so little experience directing people (myself included) +1 from me on this one mate.
Andre Gaulin
on 17/8/09
Thanks Ryan! Best part is none of this stuff is hard to learn and it's easy to work into almost any environment - tech or non-tech.
Matt McCausland
on 17/8/09
As a developer with my fair share of previous horrible managers I can't even begin to tell you how much this panel is needed. Please save me from future bad managers!
Michelle Villagracia
on 17/8/09
YES! Totally agree w/ Ryan! And I also cannot think of a better person to present this topic than Andre!
Marcus Jones
on 17/8/09
It is true. Too many people get promoted who don't know what they are doing. They may be great do-ers but they suck as managers and make other people miserable. Great panel.
Andrea Miller
on 17/8/09
LOVE the description. Can't wait to find out how to de-douche my management style..once I develop one, of course.
Justin Erdman
on 17/8/09
Andre's one of the people who, by example, taught me how to manage - so he's eminently qualified to lead this panel. (And I should note that any subsequent failings of mine to manage properly are entirely my fault, not his heh)
monica fitz
on 17/8/09
This is a brilliant topic that EVERYONE can benefit from.
Lucia Mancuso
on 17/8/09
No better person to teach this topic than. Every manager can learn some de- douching... even the best of them. I'll be there for sure, frantically writing notes on your every word.
Mike Clark
on 22/8/09
Right on! Andre's definitely a perfect guy to speak on this topic as he's got the non-douchy manager tactics figured out *way* better than most. I've worked under the whole gamut of douche bag to awesome managers and I hope a lot of people who are currently be suffering with a douchy boss will benefit from their manager attending this panel.
kate greenwood
on 22/8/09
Love the top 10 idea and the topic is brilliant. Everyone knows what a bad manager looks like (and can sadly provide ample anecdotes about them!) but few have what it takes to dream up a good one. Can't wait!
michelle bogle
on 26/8/09
Awesome panel idea. This is a topic that can benefit managers in all industries!
Walter Cobham
on 26/8/09
great idea!!!!...we need to un-douch-ify the suits...even if they're designer.
Michael Assad
on 26/8/09
You could do a panel on how to be a Damn Good Client as well :)
M House
on 26/8/09
everyone could use a refresher on this topic!
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