www.greg-wright.co.uk

Throughout my 20+ years in IT I've been fortunate enough to be managed by many good people and a few bad ones. Will Dawson at ICL in Bracknell was a brilliant manager. He set clear written goals and had a natural flair at bringing out the best in people. Dave Watson at Fidelity managed to make a tough job great fun and was prepared to be woken up in the middle of the night if there was a problem with one of the bank's computers. Bryan Cowles at Siemens taught me all I know about project management just by "doing it". Together we landed several major projects "day perfect". Becky Hookham at LSA in Malvern wasn't even my manager but managed to get the very best out of me simply by providing appropriate positive feedback.

Managing people is a privilege. Get it wrong and you can cause untolled damage to your employees, their families and your organisation.

It is my experience that the good examples above are the exception rather than the rule. It is more than about time that professional standards managing people were legally enforced.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Minute-Manager-Kenneth-Blanchard/dp/0006367534