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How to Know if Your Boss is a Micromanager (or if you just need help)

Let's Grow Leaders

Lack of delegation – they insist on doing things themselves. When they delegate or assign tasks, they don’t describe the outcome – they tell you how to do every step. Does your work ethic match the organization’s culture? Are you committed to not making the same mistake more than once?

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The Rise of Excuses and the Decline of Accountability

Frank Sonnenberg Online

Lack of commitment. Instead of exercising authority and control , secure commitment by involving folks in the decision-making process and obtaining mutually agreed-upon goals. Delegate authority not just tasks. That means honoring your commitments and living up to the standards that you set for yourself. Scarce resources.

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12 Core Competencies For Great Leadership

Lead Change Blog

They are committed to providing the ongoing feedback and opportunities to learn—formally or informally—that help a team and its members stay functioning at their best. Great leaders are ethical and trustworthy. Great leaders are committed. Great leaders develop others and encourage them to be more.

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CMI Highlights – 17 January

Chartered Management Institute

One way is to learn to delegate. And how about committing to building a business that’s smarter than you ? Advice from the experts All managers and leaders will face ethical dilemmas in their work.

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4 Leadership Lessons from Les Misérables

Modern Servant Leader

Lesson for Leaders : Be careful what you delegate. Lesson 2: As a leader, you are accountable for the ethics and morals of your people. Yet Valjean delegates matters to him as though he can be trusted. Only hire the most ethical and moral individuals. You must be willing to accept the consequences – however tragic.

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How Great Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others

Lead from Within

Model the attitude, the work ethic and the standards you want to see in others. Once people recognize that you genuinely want to see them do well and are committed to helping them, they will begin to believe they can accomplish what you give them to do. Even the most successful people expect their leaders to provide an example.

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21 Obstacles to Leadership

CO2

Not learning to work with and motivate another generation of workers who have different work ethics and values. Failure to commit. Resisting delegation of responsibilities and decision making. Holding onto unrealistic expectations. Reacting defensively. Playing a passive role. Playing it safe. Failure to involve others.