Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A happy team has a leader who is engaged and supportive—and leaders with that style will go much further than either micromanagers or aloof directors. When setting goals for your team, make sure that they have the tools and training to accomplish they need. A happy team has a supportive leader. A happy team has an inclusive culture.

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Motivation Team Micromanagement Consensus 167

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 19, 2021

To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2022.

Mentor 65

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 65

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 22, 2019

To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2020.

Mentor 66

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 66

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 10, 2021

Congratulations if you selected some of these earlier and are making progress on them. Feel free to select some additional ones now to complete throughout the rest of the year.

Mentor 65

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 65

LDRLB

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Micromanaging isn’t a dangerous as macroleading.”. There’s a near consensus that micromanaging is gone. The exception of course being in the early stages of a new work assignment, when supervision and feedback are needed as part of training. What do you think: micromanage or macrolead?

Mintzberg 79

Mintzberg Micromanagement Consensus Objective 79

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Searching for some more ways to become an effective leader?

Mentor 65

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 65

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2019

If you selected some from this list below, great. And, if you need a few more to tackle during the rest of this year, find some that you know achieving will make you a better leader.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Leadership 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2018

To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2019.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 16, 2021

Searching for some more ways to become an effective leader?

Mentor 65

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 65

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on in 2015.

Mentor 102

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 102

Eric Jacobson

MAY 12, 2019

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Don't be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Communicate clearly and often 14.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Open-book 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 22, 2013

With only a couple weeks left of 2013, it''s time to select your New Year''s Resolutions for 2014. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders ?

Mentor 101

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 101

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 24, 2018

And, if you are still seeking resolutions for this year, perhaps write down (and start working on) five to ten from the following list of ideal resolutions for leaders: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all (..)

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2017

To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and tomorrow, think about which couple you want to work on during 2018.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 22, 2014

With only about a week left of 2014, it''s time to select your New Year''s Resolutions for 2015. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders ?

Mentor 81

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 81

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 6, 2018

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Don't be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Communicate clearly and often 14.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Open-book 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2016

To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and tomorrow, think about which couple you want to work on during 2017.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on during 2017.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 27, 2013

Don''t micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Don''t be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Be visible 15. Be decisive 20.

Tips 98

Tips How To Mentor Micromanagement 98

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Don't be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Communicate clearly and often 14.

Mentor 105

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Open-book 105

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 29, 2017

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Don't be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Communicate clearly and often 14.

How To 50

How To Mentor Micromanagement Consensus 50

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2015

It's time to select your New Year's Resolutions for 2016. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2016

Hopefully, you're still doing great. So good that you're ready to add another one or two resolutions to your list to tackle during the remainder of the year. Here are some choices to choose from.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Don''t micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Don''t be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Be visible 15. Be decisive 20.

Tips 85

Tips How To Mentor Micromanagement 85

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on in 2016.

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 17, 2016

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Don't be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Communicate clearly and often 14.

Tips 50

Tips How To Mentor Micromanagement 50

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Don''t micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. And, only 8% will achieve their goals. Perhaps you''ve already achieve your goal! Congratulations. So, how about selecting another one from the list?

Mentor 65

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 65

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 27, 2013

To get your started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on in 2014.

Mentor 58

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 58

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 6, 2015

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. And, only 8% will achieve their goals. Perhaps you've already achieve your goal! Congratulations! So, how about selecting another one from the list?

Mentor 50

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 50

Eric Jacobson

JULY 9, 2011

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. This list of 70 ways to be a more effective leader is one I like to review every couple weeks: 1. Don't be a bottleneck 3. Be visible 15.

Mentor 76

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 76

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 3, 2013

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. And, only 8% will achieve their goals. Perhaps you've already achieve your goal! Congratulations. So, how about selecting another one from the list.

Mentor 65

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 65

Eric Jacobson

JULY 27, 2013

Don''t micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. And, only 8% will achieve their goals. Perhaps you''ve already achieve your goal! Congratulations. So, how about selecting another one from the list.

Mentor 60

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 60

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

Don't micromanage 2. Summarize group consensus after each decision point during a meeting 18. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Don't be a bottleneck 3. Focus on outcomes, not minutiae 4. Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes 5. Communicate clearly and often 14.

Mentor 70

Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Open-book 70

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

But, have you identified your New Year's resolution for your workplace life?

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Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 65

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The general consensus among historians is that Washington was a mediocre military strategist at best. However, a recent study in the Academy of Management Journal cast some doubt on that consensus. General Washington decided not to impose a battlefield strategy on his field commanders.

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Consensus Leadership Micromanagement Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

high empowering leadership) or 2) micromanaging the employee and never asking for advice or input (i.e., Instead, we found the opposite: that the more empowering leader actually “compensated” for the micromanaging leader, producing fairly high levels of overall empowerment and proactivity across the teams.

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Team Micromanagement Delegation Learning-by-Doing 10

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 26, 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010 How To Be A Better Leader -- 25 Tips If you dont have time to read a book about how to improve your leadership skills, tackle a handful of these tips, complied from the works of many authors: Dont micromanage Dont be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your (..)

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Tips How To Mentor Mission Statement 50