{"id":601,"date":"2012-05-02T17:50:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T17:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/blog\/?p=601"},"modified":"2012-05-02T17:50:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T17:50:46","slug":"management-by-walking-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"Management by walking around&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=601\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=601\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/mgmntwalking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"235\" align=\"left\" \/> Are you a Manager ?  Do you spend all day glued to your screen ?  Are you stuck in your &#8220;Ivory Tower&#8221; ?  Are you far too busy to leave your office to walk around ?  Think again&#8230;..  In the book \u201cIn Search of Excellence\u201d by Thomas J. Peters, Robert H.  Waterman, Management By Walking Around or MBWA is described as \u201cGetting  management out of the office\u201d. At United Airlines, Ed Carlson labeled it  Visible Management or management by walking about.  The Hewlett-Packard (HP) version of management by walking around\u201d  describes this technique as \u201cmarked by personal involvement, good  listening skills and the recognition that everyone in an organization  wants to do a good job.\u201d  Simply walking around is one of the most significant Management techniques you can employ, people feel valued that a Senior Manager has taken the time to get out and listen to her staff.  <strong>&#8220;If you wait for people to come to you, you\u2019ll only get small problems.  You must go and find them. 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