A management fix is an actionable solution for a problem with pros and cons to be evaluated by a human manager.

Manifesto 

We as human managers have to come up with solutions, sometimes more than once for a single problem.
These solutions are natural, they are simple fixes, Management Fixes.
They are not unique, they are common and sometimes typical.
Mngt Fixes come in all shapes and sizes and can be related to each other.
We should build a comprehensive database of Mngt Fixes so that we can leverage our own solution identification and everyone else's.

Additional Concepts

Human Management is a movement aimed at igniting change.
Management is part of everyone’s daily lives and should be embraced as one of the most important tasks we have.

Problem Mapping is a technique used to understand thoroughly a problem before coming up with solutions, and, of course, a deck of MngtBug and MngtFix cards could leverage its application. It is best used to perform team and organizational diagnostics to guarantee stakeholder involvement in the definition of the problems and solutions.

Management Bugs are problems, causes or impacts in a human manager's decision which produces an incorrect or unexpected result. This concept originated the creation of a database to collect them, and the search for techniques to apply them.

Human Mngt Newsletter

Every week we share a Management Bug or Management Fix on our weekly newsletter to leverage your growth. Changing the world takes more than everything any one person knows, but not more than we know together. So let’s learn and work together.

Check out some of the previous issues!

Management Fix 36 Competency Matrix ImplementationManagement Fix 35 Project Schedule Definition and CommunicationManagement Fix 34 Regular Team Meetings ImplementationManagement Fix 33 Result Indicators DefinitionManagement Fix 32 Project Scope Definition and CommunicationManagement Fix 31 External Consultants HiringManagement Fix 30 Target Customers Definition and SegmentationManagement Fix 29 Team Building Events ImplementationManagement Fix 28 Project Management Change Control Process DefinitionManagement Fix 27 Delegation Poker ImplementationManagement Fix 26 Communication TrainingManagement Fix 25 Project Management TrainingManagement Fix 24 Company ReorganizationManagement Fix 23 Know-How Transfer Sessions ImplementationManagement Fix 22 Salespeople HiringManagement Fix 21 Risk Management TrainingManagement Fix 20 Moving Motivators ImplementationManagement Fix 19 Project Management Templates Definition and ImplementationManagement Fix 18 Hire ScrumMaster(s)Management Fix 17 Risk Management ImplementationManagement Fix 16 Process Improvement Initiatives Definition and ImplementationManagement Fix 15 Project Quality Definition and UpdateManagement Fix 14 Company/Team Values Elicitation and DefinitionManagement Fix 13 Team ReorganizationManagement Fix 12 Company Strategy Follow-upManagement Fix 11 Problem Solving WorkshopsManagement Fix 10 Process Indicators DefinitionManagement Fix 9 Sales Strategy DefinitionManagement Fix 8 Product Backlog Grooming or RefinementManagement Fix 7 Product Validation PlanningManagement Fix 6 Company Strategy DefinitionManagement Fix 5 Product Backlog/Roadmap DefinitionManagement Fix 4 Career Path DefinitionManagement Fix 3 Scrum TrainingManagement Fix 2 Minimum Viable Product (MVP) LaunchManagement Fix 1 Customer Needs and Wants Elicitation

About the Author

Eduardo Espinheira is a Management Consultant, Facilitator, Manager, Public Speaker with a track record of happier customers. He leverages individuals and teams to achieve excellence through people engagement, change management with best-practices adoption. He is the author of the MngtBugs & MngtFixes concepts, the Human Management Newsletter, and the Machiavellian PM character.