Straight from the desk

“When I was your age...” may be the most dangerous opening line in management. It usually comes from a good place. You've been through difficult projects. You've worked for demanding bosses. You've learnt to navigate office politics, manage deadlines and survive the occasional organisational circus. You want your team to benefit from that experience. So you manage them the way you wish someone had managed you. You give them independence because you hated being micromanaged. O