The Practical Leader
MAY 20, 2020
“The more that top management wants internal commitment from its employees, the more it must try to involve employees in defining work objectives, specifying how to achieve them, and setting stretch targets.”
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 17, 2012
Chris Argyris' " Teaching Smart People How To Learn " utterly changed the way I thought about management. Then I read "Teaching Smart People How To Learn," which argued trenchantly and compellingly that really smart people have the hardest time learning. HBR's 90th Anniversary: Why Management Matters.
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Marshall Goldsmith
APRIL 5, 2011
Knowledge workers can be defined as people who know more about what they are doing than their managers do. Many knowledge workers have years of education and experience in training for their positions, yet have almost no training in how to effectively influence decision makers. Even worse, don’t say, “those fools told me to tell you”.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 27, 2017
In my work, coaching leaders at every level through a variety of management dilemmas, I’ve developed three strategies to practice reflective urgency: Diagnose your urgency trap. For example, Jenna was a new manager struggling to adjust to the dueling pressures of delivering her own work, while keeping the team accountable for theirs.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 12, 2015
She was first-among-equals and the liaison to management, but had more responsibility than actual authority. The carrot that management held out to members of the team was that this was a steppingstone project: if the results were satisfactory, they could anticipate higher profile projects going forward. Giving and Receiving Feedback.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 25, 2013
You are discussing with your direct reports how to handle the project delays that have caused the team to miss its quarterly numbers. But this can be a dangerous adage to follow because it significantly reduces accountability, the quality of team decisions, and your team's ability to manage itself. Making this shift isn't easy.
Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
John Hunter , from Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog , says “ One item I think every leader should have in their IDP is to continue to improve coaching their staff. Read more at this blog post How Your Shoddy Reputation Could Destroy Your Budding Career. These can be advisors, peers or coaches. Tacy Byham, Ph.D.
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