Cause I'm special.....
but seriously, I learned from good managers. And I've had a few.
You have a budget. You know your issues. As long as you don't mess up totally, make your decisions and execute them. If you screw up, we will talk. You know I don't want to spend money extravegantly. You know I want problems fixed - just get 'er done. If your boss' boss has a problem, leave you out of it.
Few years back, I was a new manager with 30 staff and 2.5 million in budget. Of that I had $250K for equipment. I only had to defend it at budget time, or if I was going way over. Otherwise, hold me accountable for keeping things running.
Today, I have to sign for every purchase in my group, thats protocol. I rarely spend more than 30 secs on a decision. Hire the right people, or train them right, and you don't have to. Hire people you trust, or teach them the rules and train them.
My current job I have 9 senior staff, and no explicit budget. I know I share a budget line with all the other managers in Canada. Its all about common sense.
James
