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What kind of CAD Manager are you? - Part 3

Delusions of a CAD Manager - Things that you think are true - but are not

Survey - Where are you located?
 

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What kind of CAD Manager are you? - Part 3

There are many different types of CAD Managers.  We looked at three styles of management in June, three more in July and will continue the series this month.

Last time we looked at managers that appear to be Perfectionists.  This kind of manager sets the bar so high that neither they nor anyone else can hit the mark. Next was the Follower.  They let everyone else set their agenda.  Then there was the Dreamer. Dreamers spend too much time thinking about what might be, but never plan to make it happen.

This month we continue with three more styles.  The Risk Taker, the Blamer and the Victim.

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Delusions of a CAD Manager
 

Things that you think are true but are not

According to Wikipedia, a delusion is commonly defined as a fixed false belief and is used in everyday language to describe a belief that is either false, fanciful or derived from deception.

I think that sometimes CAD Managers suffer from delusions.  Either they are fabrications or foisted upon them by others.  Some may come from simply having them repeated for so long that they appear to be true. 

Let's take a look at a few and see how they stand up to some scrutiny...

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July 2007 Survey

Where are you on the planet?

I was just curious about the location of those who read my blog and website.  So I asked.  Here are the results.  I am kind of wondering who the two people in Antarctica are?

Take the August Survey - Where are you on this planet?
 

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Summer Series

I continue my summer series of articles related to CAD Manager styles, personalities and perspectives.  A few more to think about.

Have you ever thought something was true and then found out it was not?  Maybe you were deluded?

Mark W. Kiker, Editor


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