re: Tips on being a supervisor/manager/leader

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Don't ask them to do anything they haven't seen you do.

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I think this is overrated. I guess it depends on what career path you are in, though. My boss is a leader, but I've never seen him do what I do. I don't doubt that he could do it, because he has a proven track record, but his job isn't my job. His job is to create a vision, and our (my coworkers and I) job is to carry out that vision through our work. This might not make sense in your field, but it really wouldn't make sense for him to carry out my job.