Managers make mistakes!
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As managers, we all make mistakes - sometimes ;)!
By examining those mistakes, we can develop solutions to avoid them and to learn from them. But first - what do we consider mistakes? Of course there are many lists available, here is one of them:
I am sure you can come up with a lot of your own!
My book Stop Telling… Start Leading! The Art of Managing People by Asking Questions names the 13 deadly sins managers have to avoid.
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As managers, we all make mistakes - sometimes ;)!
By examining those mistakes, we can develop solutions to avoid them and to learn from them. But first - what do we consider mistakes? Of course there are many lists available, here is one of them:
- No goals
- Communication failures
- Bossy style
- Trying to be everybody’s darling
- No motivation
- Missing standards
- No conflict management
- Change is evil
- Not leading by example
- Wrong compensation
- Lack of training/education
- Stress is not managed
- Unrealistic deadlines
- Intolerance
- Ignoring the existing knowledge base
- No fun
I am sure you can come up with a lot of your own!
My book Stop Telling… Start Leading! The Art of Managing People by Asking Questions names the 13 deadly sins managers have to avoid.
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17:26 on Saturday, November 5th, 2005
You’ve been busy … a new book. Congratulations. And … excellent thread!
Kind regards,
Karel Frielink
03:52 on Friday, December 23rd, 2005
but how can people motivate themselves?