Пособие по переводу английской научно-технической литературы. Орлова Г.Д. - 162 стр.

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If you give in to the urge of wanting to prove that you still have what it takes to be

a good engineer, you will spend all your time thinking up answers to staff problems,

while your staff is underworked. They will be waiting for you to come up with answers

for their assignments. The role of manager and subordinate will be reversed. Rather

than fall into this trap, face the fact that some mistakes will be made while you are

learning to delegate and your subordinates are learning to do things your way.

Delegating responsibility to subordinates is only one side of the delegation coin.

Equally important is how much authority you assume. This will not be a problem in the

ordinary course of events. But there will be times when you will have to decide whether

or not to make a decision that is not explicitly yours to make. In one such case, a

supervisor was faced with making a decision on a large capital expenditure when the

general manager was out of town. Lead times and delivery were critical, so someone

had to decide. The supervisor made the decision even though he was not sure that he

had the authority to do so. When the general manager returned, the supervisor told him

about the matter and asked for a clarification of the limits of his authority. "If the

situation is critical, assume I've delegated you the authority you need," the general

manager said. "Make the decision in the best interest of the company and our product

group in that order. I'll support your decision as if it were mine. But, if I think you have

overstepped your authority, I'll privately let you know."

No manager could ask for more. You do have the authority to get the job done. If

you don't take it, you won't be a good manager.

Living Within the Budget

Soon after becoming a manager, you become aware that there are other major

forces in the company besides engineering, R&D, and marketing. You will become

better attuned to your company's plans for the future. You will learn about finance –

from the present value of money to the costs of carrying inventory. And, you will learn

about budgets.