Monday, August 12, 2013

Lesson 4 (Aug 12, 2013, Monday) - Question 4


What are possible solutions that the Builder DNA can adopt to prevent herself or himself from micro-managing?

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  1. Sothun, Zach, Ain, Boah
    Once he's given a task, stay away from it until it has been done. Try to understand the person and allow them to fail now and then.

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    1. Builders tend to stay away and entrust the task completely to others. Micro-managing only happens when the other party fails to meet the expectation of the Builder.
      Communicating and coming to a mutually agreeable level of expectation and set of quantifiable objectives with regular updates to the Builder are possible solutions!

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  2. David S., Calli
    4.) To prevent yourself from micromanaging, you can stop and allow others to catch up because builders typically like to go to the next level. Also, if you know that you are working with sbd that will potentially let you down, you should always make sure to have a plan A, B, and/or C. That way, you will have something to fall back on if your initial plan won’t work.

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    1. It is not natural for a Builder to appreciate someone when a problem has occurred. It is a good idea to consider Plan B or C should a problem arise. However, this would be a resolve of a problem rather than a solution to prevent the problem of micromanaging. Builders being natural problem solvers, would simply dive in and micro-manage to solve the problem.
      As such, communicating and coming to a mutually agreeable level of expectation and set of quantifiable objectives with regular updates to the Builder are possible solutions!

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  3. Joon, Lesley, William
    Possible solutions that the Builder DNA can adopt to prevent himself or herself from micro-managing is by hiring managers so that they are able to manage different departments so that Builder himself doesn't have to run everything by themselves. Another possible solution would be for him to hire people who has the Builder DNA in them because they would understand each other and work with each other easier.

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    1. Builders resort to micro-managing when their managers or leaders are not doing it right. It is not a resource problem because Builders naturally recruit others to work for them.
      Having other Builder DNA work for them is a possible solution provided the work/business is remotely located. If within the same premises, it would certainly be a challenge to see two or more Builders in a meeting trying to manage the same entity.
      Communicating and coming to a mutually agreeable level of expectation and set of quantifiable objectives with regular updates to the Builder are possible solutions!

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