Are you and Engineer or a Manager?

A group of managers are given an assignment to measure the
height of a flagpole. So they go out to the flagpole with
ladders and tape measures, and they're falling off the ladders
and dropping the tape measures. The whole thing is just a mess.

An engineer comes along and sees what they're trying to do,
walks over, pulls the flagpole out of the ground, lays it flat,
measures it from end to end, gives the measurement to one of
the managers and walks away.

After the engineer has gone, one manager turns to another and
laughs: "Isn't that just like an engineer? We're looking for
the height and he gives us the length!"

Management, What does it really mean?

As you step into management, you are stepping out of a world where someone else solved your problems and into a world where you are the primary problem solver. You will spend a good deal of time putting out fires, addressing people problems and resolving conflicts. You will become the go-to person when your employees encounter challenges—or simply need to vent their discontent.   Are you up to the task, or will you manage by proxy?  It can be lonely, but rewarding as well.