5th April 2005, 01:14 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by troll
Preferably carried out by people from the field.......
Actually, it seems to me that part of the problem with field unit management is that the people in charge came from the field. Just because someone is a good digger or supervisor does not automatically make them a good manager. This is often compounded by units failing to provide training in management skills with the net result that the unit stumbles along.
The fact that some people achieve their position within a unit by default does not help either. Essentially, some people achieve their position within units by virtue of their length of tenure. Length of experience does not equate to competence. I know diggers of many years' experience who really should not be on site. Likewise, I know people who have only been digging a short time, but who are remarkably competent for all that.
Of course, this is not to say that all unit and project managers are bad. I have known some who are actually quite good but only because of their individual skills, not as a result of any formal training.
Oh, and before anyone says it; I am not advocating only employing people with MBAs and no field experience as unit managers or anything similar.