HR Digest

MARCH 4, 2021

A study by Gallup, “The State of the American Manager,” found that half (50%) of all Americans have left a job to “get away from their manager at some point in their career.”. Communication, delegation, mentoring, team building, and culture are counted as the most desirable traits to look for in a manager. Mentoring.

Tips 116

Tips Management Micromanagement Delegation 116

Coaching Tip

JULY 27, 2012

Learning how to not micromanage, not be overly concrete, not fail to explicitly state expectations and other unproductive inter-personal behavior only happens through the increased self-awareness gained in a personal coaching or mentoring relationship. Bottom Line: Leadership development is self-development.

Leadership Development 135

Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 135

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Micromanagement gets most of the attention, but under-management may be just as big a problem. And I well remember one of my own company’s Human Resource VP’s exclaiming in frustration, “The trouble with our managers is that too often they just don’t manage!” Chalermphon Kumchai/EyeEm/Getty Images.

Micromanagement 15

Micromanagement Management Human Resources Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

And don’t micromanage. “Ask your rock star to work with other people on the team to mentor them and develop them.” “Ask your rock star to work with other people on the team to mentor them and develop them.” “Give her discretion in how she does the work.”

Management 8

Management How To Project Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

I’m no different: I’ve spent my career helping executives succeed, either through coaching and development or assessments of their strengths and opportunity areas to identify the development work they need to do to take their careers to the next level. C-suite leaders are at the apex of their careers.

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Henderson Career CEO Execution 13