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Guest Post: The “General” Manager – Soldier Lessons for the.

Lead on Purpose

If you micromanage, you’ll have employees that wait for instructions every step of the way and will not use their own resources. John Durfee is a Gulf War veteran and the marketing manager for Airsplat, the nation’s largest retailer of Airsoft Guns including Spring Airsoft Rifles. This is a fine line to walk as a leader.

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Why Your Good Leadership Isn't Great.

Rich Gee Group

Are you a micromanager? What tools do you have at your disposal to help you better adapt to changes in the marketplace and the competition? Decision-making Do you make fast decisions or really take your time? What effect does this have on the flow of work coming from your area? What information do you rely on? Unported License.

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Ten Decisions Leaders Make Everyday

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Ten Decisions Leaders Make Everyday by Kevin Eikenberry on September 27, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning In the course of your day as a leader you are faced with many decisions. K Reply Douglas W.

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Seven Simple Rules to Create a Fear Based - Next Level Blog

Next Level Blog

  Show them how insecure you are by micromanaging their every decision or move.  Kasprzak | July 29, 2010 at 05:44 PM Curve based performance rating! Posted by: Hsuan-hua Chang | July 29, 2010 at 06:21 PM Random layoffs and furloughs are two of my favorites. Posted by: Liz Tucker | August 01, 2010 at 09:59 AM 12.

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Trust – the key to success

Lead on Purpose

— The Product Management Perspective: Trust is vital for product managers. The people they depend on for the success of their products do not (usually) report to them; therefore, product managers need to do everything in their power to gain the their trust and keep their confidence.

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Key Leadership Strategies to Identify, Manage, and Prevent Office Idiocy

Strategy Driven

The overarching theme is that when management ignores, tolerates, or even enables office idiocy, the outcome is destined to be a continuation and expansion of these counterproductive antics. Not surprisingly, when managers and leaders act like office idiots, the population of office idiots in their departments tends to increase.

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CapitalWorks - A Six Disciplines Client Case Study Part 3

Six Disciplines

By implementing the Six Disciplines Total Performance Excellence program, Hollington says it allows CapitalWorks the ability to have a productive owner/manager relationship without micromanaging each acquisition. They achieve this through their software tool that creates a management tool to track progress and their ongoing coaching.