Workshop on
“Our Managers”
Presented by:
Rudra Pandey, PhD
D2Hawkeye
Seventh Floor
130 Turner Street
Waltham, MA 02453
[email protected]
781-693-3702
Workshop on “Our Managers”
 Q1. Three main characteristics of an ideal manager
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Decisive: fair, timely, defend team
▪ “An ideal manager must be fair, realistic, take timely
decisions and defend team against all odds.”
» Accountable: responsible
▪ “An ideal manager must be accountable and responsible.”
» Communication: interpersonal relationship skills, transparency
▪ “An ideal manager must have excellent communication
and interpersonal skills with client, team and
management. She must also be transparent in dealings.”
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Q2. Three ways to make you enjoy your work
» clarity of roles and responsibilities
▪ “My roles and responsibilities must be clear.”
» objective evaluation
▪ “The manager must evaluate objectively with
proper structure for reward and punishment in
place.”
» motivating team environment
▪ “The manager must create a professional team
environment that is motivating and which
encourages professional growth.”
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 Q3. Top three items that a manager should do in a
given day
» planning and schedule
▪ “The manager should have a proper plan and
schedule for the day’s work.”
» coordination with the team that involves MBWA
▪ “The manager must thickly coordinate with
the team that involves exhaustive MBWA.”
» assess work status
▪ “The manager must continuously assess work
status and get feedback from the team.”
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 Q4. Three areas where managers in D2HawkeyeServices
can improve upon
» learning to say “NO”
▪ “Each manager at D2HS must learn to say NO.”
» proper planning
▪ “Each manager at D2HS must have proper project
management knowledge that involves project
planning, monitoring and control practices.”
» convey realistic situation to higher management
▪ “Each manager at D2HS must realistically convey
team situation to higher management that includes
client as well.”
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 Q5. Three ways for managers to be a good leader
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Character
▪ “To be a good leader, manager must have character.”
» have vision and take initiativeness
▪ “To be a good leader, manager must have vision and
take initiative.”
» HRM
▪ “To be a good leader, manager must have excellent
HRM skills.”
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 Q6. Three ways you could help your manager to
perform better
» provide authenticate feedback
▪ “I can provide authentic feedback.”
» responsible, accountable, self-managed
▪ “I can be responsible, accountable and selfmanaged.”
» proactive and creative
▪ “I can be proactive and creative and help the
manager in crisis.”
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Q7. Three characteristics of an individual who
could be promoted to a manager
» decision making capabilities
▪ “This individual must have decision making
capabilities.”
» mature and respected team player
▪ “This individual must be mature and a respected
team player.”
» self managed
▪ “This individual must be self-managed.”
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 Q8. Three ways in which you exhibit your leadership capabilities in your
current roles
» Proactive participation in all team activities
» Impartial judgment
» Share knowledge and experience
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 Q9. The first three things you would do if
you were a manager
» demand more authority
▪ “I would demand more authority.”
» improve current working environment
▪ “I will improve current working
environment.”
» proper resource management
▪ “I will manage the resource
properly.”
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Q10.a. Number of employee that feel he/she are
growing in current role at D2HawkeyeServices
» YES: 127 (88%) NO: 18 (12%)
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 Q10.b. Number of employee that feel he/she are now
ready for managerial roles
» YES: 51 (35%) NO: 94 (65%)
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