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What's working around here? |
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The financial crisis and the ever-increasing rate of unemployment highlight the need to foster creativity and innovation. But before you expect employees to be innovative, managers have to develop their own creative mindsets.
There was a nice story in the press last year (Dallas Morning News March 2, 2008) about a 78 year old scrap metal worker, N.L. Jones. Given the opportunity to apply his creative talents to scrap metal and wood, over the last decade Jones has turned this useless material into thousands of bird houses. And in the process, created a new product and market for his employer.
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Turning managers into coaches - the challenges! |
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Improved performance through effective coaching should be the goal for all managers.
As a trainer, turning managers into coaches is a real challenge. We'd probably all like to think that all managers can become coaches - but can they?
There are perhaps three reasons why it is extremely difficult for managers to become coaches:
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An open letter to young managers |
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Young managers face a challenging time. They have the enthusiasm and motivation, but may be seen by others as lacking experience. How does a new manager overcome this perceived lack of experience?
Dear (please put your name here .......................),
If you are a young manager, perhaps recently graduated, then there's a good chance you are intelligent, confident and ambitious - keen to make your mark in the world. Chances are also high that you have high expectations of both the job and the organisation, and that you are quite independent.
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So, you'd like to become a good manager |
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Becoming a good manager takes time and patience.
It's great when we get some initial training, but that doesn't always happen. To start, check your current status as a manager - how effective are you now? There are many self checklists available. I have included one on page 64 of "What To Do When You Become The Boss". Also consider having a 360 profile completed. Once again, there are many good ones on the market - you can see one at http://www.whenyoubecometheboss.com/articles/360Review/ that you can do for a very minimal cost.
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Is there an increasing need for leadership, or is it all just hype? |
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Five pointers for sharing the leadership role
Of all the things that have changed over the last few centuries, and particularly the massive amount of change experienced during the last 100 years, the one constant that remains is the need for good leadership.
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