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Why Middle Managers Need to “Fire” Themselves as Supervisors

Great Leadership By Dan

as team's defensive coordinator. For those of you that don’t follow the National Football League (or sports), Crennel is the Head Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, the worst team in the NFL right now. He recently decided he needed to relinquish his duties of calling the plays on defense in order to focus on his Head Coaching duties.

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The 6 Passages of Leadership and Management

Great Leadership By Dan

Charan, Drotter, and Noel wrote about six leadership passages in their classic book The Leadership Pipeline. Passage #3: Managing Others and Teams. Managing others and teams involves learning out to hire, train, establish performance measures, reward, and punish. Passage #4: Leading Others and Teams.

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Video Book Club: The Leadership Pipeline

Next Level Blog

In the video review, I walk through the simple yet resonant model of career path transitions that the authors Charan, Drotter and Noel outline in the book. The book has been around for about ten years and it’s become a go to resource for anyone charged with developing senior leaders.

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Team leadership. Any skills that are not needed or used now by the senior leadership team, but may be used at a later time, should be considered when developing the leadership training program. For example, many effective leaders have the following strengths: •Coaching others. Influencing skills. Communication. Financial management.

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How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals

Harvard Business Review

So, as a new manager, how do you build an authentic and connected leadership presence that has a positive impact on your team and colleagues? ” You and Your Team Series. Set a leadership values-based goal. An authentic and connected presence begins from the inside-out. Becoming a Manager. Steven D’Souza and Diana Renner.

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To Grow as a Leader, Seek More Complex Assignments

Harvard Business Review

The most successful leaders are the ones who continue to learn and grow, and the best way to help yourself – or your team — do that is through assignments that involve increasing complexity. You and Your Team Series. One key lesson I’ve drawn from all this experience? But that potential had been squandered.