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Mastering the Middle: Unlocking Your Company's Hidden Potential.

Rich Gee Group

People Management: This encompasses a wide range of sub-skills, from delegation and conflict resolution to coaching and performance management. They need the ability to analyze situations, weigh options, consider short and long-term impacts, and make informed decisions.

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Case Study: When You’re Successful, Stretched Too Thin, and Indispensable

Harvard Business Review

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Now the term had become something of a catchphrase with the network suits. But Michael, I can’t manage three shows without delegating. I barely slept.

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The Big Picture of Business- Professional Education Necessary for Company Success

Strategy Driven

Team building must be part of the corporate Vision first, not as a series of exercises delegated to trainers. Review of material, taking notes, seeking supplementary materials and questing to learn additionally must occur. Periodically, the material is reviewed. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management.

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Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly

Harvard Business Review

Delegating work to your team may sound like a straightforward task of management, but, in fact, it’s complicated. ” Morgenstern suggests setting aside one or two hours at the end of each week for “delegation strategy and review.” How do you make sure that work on your team is evenly distributed?

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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

They tend to be impatient with or hypercritical of others and they're not good at delegating. "On Accept that they may not be good managers as they are likely to demand too much of their people (see "hypercritical" and "bad at delegating" above). They know it's not good for them, but it feels good in the short-term," says DeLong.

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How to Manage an Employee Who’s Having a Personal Crisis

Harvard Business Review

But also be sure you understand your company’s restrictions on short- and long-term leave, and what, if any, bureaucratic hurdles exist before promising anything to your employee. Case Study #1: Set realistic work goals with the employee and delegate some of their work.

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Stop Procrastinating.Now

Harvard Business Review

To make a task feel more immediate, focus on short-term rewards, such as getting a refund. Asking someone to review your work can spur you to get started knowing they will expect it. Case study #1: Know why. Lisa also set a long-term reward for herself: when the project is complete she's planning a team dinner.

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