The shift from focusing on yourself to noticing others is essential to successful management. Systems and processes are essential, but people get things done. A manager’s performance is elevating the performance of others.… Continue reading
It’s wasteful and frustrating to talk to the wrong people about the right things. The solution: I coach a leader who reported that the problems in one department disappeared after he replaced the… Continue reading
Dear Dan, I am new to a leadership position and am learning a lot from you. I have managers above me and find it hard to manage. Is there a way you could… Continue reading
Isolated leaders are the dumbest people in the building. A nameplate on the door and a title after your name doesn’t make you smarter than people with dirt under their fingernails. Disconnected leaders – seduced… Continue reading
During a recent presentation, I asked participants to write the top five qualities of a great supervisor on sticky notes. One quality per note. Debrief: I asked, “What do you have on the… Continue reading
High energy organization are led by skilled management teams. 5 questions to re-energized a de-energized team: #1. Where is the complexity*? Complexity is the result of taking the path of least resistance.… Continue reading
