Category Archives: Coaching

5 Questions Every Boss Needs Answered by Their Subordinates – #3

The first question is the most fundamental: What do you need from me in order for you to do your best work? The second question is built on the first: Do you have the opportunity every day to do what … Continue reading

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5 Questions Every Boss Needs Answered by Their Subordinates – #1

If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to get clear answers to five essential questions—from EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. This series is an expansion of the principle I shared in my last post: If … Continue reading

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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #2

Question #2: How well am I doing it [my job]? If you want to be an effective leader, you must be able to answer these questions for EACH OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS. The first question is the most important and … Continue reading

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If not YOU…WHO???

The Imperative of Leadership Succession What is the difference between MANAGEMENT and LEADERSHIP?  That’s a question that often emerges in my training seminars.  One way I help students think about this is by describing management as focusing on the status … Continue reading

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Don’t MICRO-MANAGE; Don’t OVER-MANAGE; Just MANAGE!

I was reading a recent web article by an executive who was extolling the virtues of what he called “micromanagement.” (??!!)  As I read further, I realized he was (in my opinion) misusing the term.  And I think his thoughts … Continue reading

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Learn From Managing Millennials

This is the advice from Nancy Lublin of Do Something, who champions Millennial workers in an article published in FastCompany magazine.  Instead of bashing this young and audacious generation, she vouches for their uniqueness and potential for impact.  She says, … Continue reading

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Take Control of Who Goes INTO The Pipeline

Recruiting and Hiring Better in the Public Sector When I am teaching management students how to hire, I’m often accosted by those in the public sector who tell me, “I don’t have any control in the recruiting process—that’s out of … Continue reading

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The High Jump Principle

I am continuing my posts on the topic of DELEGATION with this foundational principle.  I owe my good friend and colleague, Keith Drury, for this concept that he shared with me years ago.  It is as important today as it … Continue reading

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Can They? Will They?

The Two Essential Questions of Effective Delegation I posted last time about the issue of DELEGATION.  Since there are so many important and interconnected elements to effective delegation, I decided to continue this topic with added insights and additional tips. … Continue reading

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #21

Practice Fu Pan. This advice is a perfect follow-up to my last blogpost.  It comes from LENOVO founder Liu Chuanzhi, who referred to it in an interview published in FastCompany Magazine.  LENOVO is the Chinese company that purchased IBM’s PC … Continue reading

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