Stay out of the way

Another quote I read recently from Peter Drucker was “So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult to work.” This one is funny because I think all employees of all levels can identify with it. When I worked for bosses in the past, I can remember thinking “if they’d just stay out of the way and let me do my job, it’d be done faster and better.” And then as a boss (co-worker is a more preferable word for me personally), I try not to get too involved so people can do their jobs and I try to dispense with advice only when asked or in obvious situations. Again, it’s a balancing act.