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Do engineers make good managers?

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Question added by Mohamed Ibrahim , Electrical and Instrumentation Sr.Engineer , Sudanese Petroleum Pipelines CO (SPPC)
Date Posted: 2016/01/21
Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

In my experience, successful managers are good with people.  They are usually approachable and get the best out of individuals and teams by being good at listening, giving clear direction and praising good results.  They need to be firm but fair and they need to make clear decisions in a timely manner.

Some of these attributes don’t seem to come naturally to engineers, but I think if an engineer can develop good communication skills and the ability to make timely decisions, rather than waiting for additional information, then they can make excellent managers

Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

I fully agree with the answer been added by MR Vinod Jetley...............thanks.

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