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Management Techniques

This paper is a study of two experiences I had that taught me a great deal about management technique and the application of theories we have studied in class. In the first experience, my introduction to teaching opened my eyes to the fact that learning is a lifelong process, not something that ends when I take on the role of a teacher or a manager. I had always assumed that being put in charge would allow me to use my position to pass on what I had already learned. I had not expected that, instead, I would end up discovering more than my students, both about the subject I was teaching and about my deficiencies as an instructor. The lessons I learned as a first-time teacher were the most illuminating (and, at times, humiliating) I have ever encountered. My second experience was with a supervisor who was the complete antithesis of the ideal manager. Although working for him was a nightmare, I had by then acquired enough management experience to understand his flaws and learn from them. Both these experiences taught me the complexity of managing others in ways that were more powerful than any textbooks. I have come to realize how theories studied in class applied to actual experiences I have had in the working world.

I approached my first teaching assignment full of optimism, enthusiasm, and arrogance. I was to conduct a lecture course in business administration, one of the required introductory classes that are fundamental to all studies of the field. I knew my material inside and out. I had prepared detailed lesson plans for every session. I experienced some trepidation about speaking in front of such a large group (survey classes usually numbered about 150, primarily freshmen) but had confidence in my ability to handle myself once I had gotten started. The authors of The Lessons of Experience: How Successful Executives Develop on the Job note that many people believe that managers are born, not made. I believed that...

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