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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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If managers are so good at managing things, how come they can't manage to manage themselves? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Or why is it that managers need managers to manage their management? 🤔

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

It's a hierarchy. You have a department, or other such division, with a manager to coordinate it. Then you have a manager who manages all the departments, or a subsection thereof, to coordinate them; this is "managing managers" and typically more complex due to the interdisciplinary nature. Then you have managers to manage the manager-managers, who oversee entire regions or similar sectors.

Sometimes manager-manager managers are necessary, but if you need managers to micromanage manager-managers, your organization has problems