Strategy Driven

JULY 26, 2013

The overarching theme is that when management ignores, tolerates, or even enables office idiocy, the outcome is destined to be a continuation and expansion of these counterproductive antics. Not surprisingly, when managers and leaders act like office idiots, the population of office idiots in their departments tends to increase.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2013

Formal and informal forums like water-cooler conversations, one-on-ones, all hands meetings, and internal newsletters are a great way to reinforce the message. Managing Smart. People don’t need micromanagement. Manage meetings well. It is not about conflicts but how you manage them. Manage the grapevine.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 16, 2011

Figure 1: Manager’s Route to a Goal. Manager’s route to a goal. The first diagram, labeled Manager’s Route to a Goal, illustrates the path that you would take to achieve the goal. Your knowledge of how to achieve the goal becomes especially important as you move from being hands-on to being a task manager.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I would add to the Decide to engage point that you should not micromanage. Five Reasons to Make Discomfort Your Friend How to Get Lazy People to Work Ten Decisions Leaders Make Everyday Ten Ways to Make a Great First Impression Five Minutes - a Key to Successful Time Management Kevin Eikenberry: Thanks Dave!Kevin K Reply Douglas W.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Too often people want to move to management when they are better solo performers, or they prefer to work individually, but the job requires collaboration. Don’t micromanage. As organizations expand and grow, the skills that led to success often won’t sustain further development in a more complex, high-stakes environment.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 30, 2014

This doesn’t mean a leader should micromanage but rather provide timely assessments of a performer’s alignment with strategic direction. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Remain constant in support.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2013

What effective managers and leaders must recognize is that it begins with caring about the people who drive your business. Poor Management Leads to Poor Employees. Nothing will drive an employee away or decrease their performance and motivation faster than poor management practices. Managers and leaders are not made equal.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 29, 2010

  Show them how insecure you are by micromanaging their every decision or move.  That isn't leadership it is management.   After all, they're only the ones that are closest to the customers and the competition.    Let your insecurity run rampant. The troops love it when you do.  Poor at that.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2011

However, when performed together, your department, plant or organization will be transformed into a sophisticated retention machine that will be the envy of your fellow managers or competitors. Assess your supervisory and management team! Identify the prima donnas and micromanaging control freaks, the whiners, complainers, and blamers.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 25, 2015

Manage Up, Down And Across. Managing across and down are important, but if you don’t manage up you’re toast. “Up” Put together a monthly newsletter or spreadsheet that lets people stay aligned and informed. Don’t micromanage or become a control freak. Look At Assignments. 87. Keep Them Informed.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

In the survey, employees called out the kind of management offenses that point to a striking lack of emotional intelligence among business leaders, including micromanaging, bullying, narcissism, indecisiveness, and more. What do you think?

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