Tag Archives: Team Leadership

Google’s Rules

RULE #5 – Be a good communicator and listen to your team “Be a good communicator” is another one of those “duh” items on the list—it’s obvious to anyone with even a modicum of management experience.  In fact, I’m guessing … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #4 – Don’t be a sissy: Be productive and results-oriented It should go without saying (but here goes anyway!)—Success in work is not simply about activity (just putting in time); it’s all about productivity (getting results).  An essential part … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #3 – Express interest in team members’ success and personal well-being Many leadership pundits emphasize the importance of making personal connections with one’s subordinates.  Suggestions for doing so range from “be yourself” to “treat subordinates fairly” (we all know … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

#2: Empower Your Team And Don’t Micromanage A big part of the art of management is finding the right balance between control and freedom in overseeing the work of your team members.  It’s not a simple question of “hands off” … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

#1: Be a Good Coach In early 2009, statisticians inside Google embarked on a plan they code-named Project Oxygen.  Their mission was to build better bosses. In Project Oxygen, the statisticians gathered more than 10,000 observations about Google managers—across more … Continue reading

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Goals vs. Systems

I was impressed with this concept from Scott Adams.  During an interview, he referenced his book, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life.  In his book he made the point … Continue reading

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Getting Things Done Through Other People

This is one of the most fundamental (and popular!) definitions of management.  It’s certainly a straightforward way of understanding one of the most important activities of a leader.  But it’s a lot easier said than done, isn’t it?  It turns … Continue reading

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Collaborate… and WIN!

If you have even a modicum of experience on the job you understand how work teams can differ significantly from one another.  Those differences are encountered (and experienced very personally!) in the fundamental ways that team members interact with one … Continue reading

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