Chapter 50. Know When to Shut the Door
“No other technique for the conduct of life attaches the individual so firmly to reality as laying emphasis on work; for their work at least gives them a secure place in the human community.” | ||
| --Sigmund Freud | ||
Keeping an open-door policy as a manager is basically a good idea, but there comes a time when you have to know it is time to kick the door shut so that you can
Get some work done.
Have a meeting in private.
Let your team know you don’t want to be disturbed.
Let the team know you really are the boss and not really one of them at all.
Obviously a good manager, such as yourself, likes to have an open-door policy so that the staff has access to you when and as they need. But there are times when it is necessary ...
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