Tag Archives: team performance

8 Management Archetypes – The Responder and The Victim

Posted on October 18, 2020 by thebossdoctor

Low Vision and Low Control The Closed Door Policy The Responder doesn’t exercise much control in their management or supervision.  They are generally passive players in the organization.  They are very often viewed as an absentee boss—sitting in their office, … Continue reading →

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8 Management Archetypes – The Captain and The King

Posted on September 27, 2020 by thebossdoctor

High Vision and High Control Dynamics of Effective Leadership In my work as a leader, trainer, and executive coach I focus a great deal of my attention and learning on the dynamics of effective leadership.  Many elements define leadership—things like … Continue reading →

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Google’s Management Pitfalls – #3

Posted on September 20, 2020 by thebossdoctor

Pitfall #3: Spending too little time managing and communicating What We Learned From General Electric This pitfall speaks to one of the most common challenges managers face.  This was seen at General Electric, among many other organizations.  Over time, GE … Continue reading →

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Google’s Management Pitfalls – #2

Posted on September 13, 2020 by thebossdoctor

Pitfall #2: Lacking a consistent approach to performance management and career development Google puts it this way: They don’t help employees understand how these work at Google and they don’t coach them on their options to develop and stretch. The … Continue reading →

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Google’s Rules

Posted on August 30, 2020 by thebossdoctor

RULE #8 – Have key technical skills so you can help advise the team One of the most challenging aspects of leadership advancement is the ever-expanding arena of responsibility, encompassing more and more areas of diverse function and expertise.  This … Continue reading →

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Google’s Rules

Posted on August 23, 2020 by thebossdoctor

RULE #7 – Have a clear vision and strategy for the team One of the most neglected ingredients of effective team leadership is team vision.  The vast majority of teams labor with a vague, understated, often assumed understanding of the … Continue reading →

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Google’s Rules

Posted on August 5, 2020 by thebossdoctor

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

Posted on July 23, 2020 by thebossdoctor

#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

Posted on June 9, 2020 by thebossdoctor

#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

Posted on June 6, 2020 by thebossdoctor

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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