I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done.

The action point asks if my management practices are ad hoc or systematic. Mine is definitely systematic. I’ve always used the internet to research things and better understand the best way of doing things. I have my own takeaways from what I read. In regards to management I discovered Manager Tools several years ago. At one point I knew I wanted to get into management, so I started reading or in this case listening up on it. I’m a big podcast listener. I like using my commute time to listen to podcasts that will teach me things.

Manager Tools has thousands of hours of podcast content. I simply started listening to the weekly episodes. As I’ve gotten into management I’ve found myself listening back to previous podcasts on things I want to tackle in management. Right now I’m going through a hiring process. I’ve leaned heavily on the guidance from Manager Tools to accomplish that. I use a lot of their guidance in managing the people under me.

My experiences working for managers in IT haven’t been great. Some better than others. I wanted to change that and make sure I wasn’t doing things that the people under me hate. I’m sure I still have my cruxes but I try to minimize those and be the best manager I can be. It’s much more stressful than I thought. I’ve always like a good challenge. Doing it systematically has helped tremendously.