Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 19, 2011

Former Verizon Wireless CEO, Denny F. Strigl offers these tips for how to be a good coach to an employee. He explains that good coaches help performers by: Keeping them focused. Giving them objective, helpful feedback. Acting as a sounding board for new approaches. Identifying blind spots that may be holding the performer back. Reinforcing key values, principles, and behaviors that improve performance.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 14, 2011

Here are some words of wisdom from a 1990 Harvard Business Review article by John P. Kotter: Leadership complements management; it doesn't replace it. Management controls people by pushing them in the right direction; leadership motivates them by satisfying basic human needs. Strong leadership with weak management is no better, and sometimes actually worse, than the reverse.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 16, 2011

Some words of wisdom from author Thomas Teal : Integrity in management means: being responsible. communicating clearly. keeping promises. being an honest broker. avoiding hidden agendas. knowing oneself. Great managers serve two masters; one organizational, one moral. Managing is not a series of mechanical tasks but a set of human interactions. One reason for the scarcity of managerial greatness is that in educating and training managers, we focus too much on technical proficiency and too little

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 13, 2011

The enduring truth remains that a leader's integrity is the true measure of greatness. Putting stewardship above self-interest is an act of leadership. Leadership is based on influence-through-persuasion at the front end, combined with accountability at the back end. Leadership is the process of influencing volunteers to accomplish good things. Note: Thanks for these valuable insights, Timothy R.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 18, 2011

If you have an employee who needs to improve his/her performance don't delay the tough conversation with them. If you don't address the issue right now, the employee has little chance to improve and you'll only get more frustrated. Most employees want to do a good job. Sometimes they just don't know they aren't performing up to the required standards.

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