Management be Nimble
By Pam Nochlin
Managment needs to be nimble in order to create a culture that encourages everyone to do their best work.
You want to create an environment where people want to be at work
People want to belong to something of greater purpose
One of a leader’s most important roles is to boil down priorities into a simple plan, so employees can remember it, internalize it and act on it
What truly matters is that the company has to live by its values, reinforce them every day and not tolerate behavior that’s at odds with them
It’s easy for people at many companies to become cynical, which then leads to politics, which can create a cancer that can topple even the greatest companies
“M.R.I." means the ‘most respectful interpretation’ of what someone’s saying to you
We’re all vulnerable. We have all this stuff inside of us that we’ve carried with us
The best managers have “adult conversations” right away to clear the air
Having good conversations is really 80 percent of being an effective manager
The allure of email is powerful, and people fall repeatedly into the same trap, thinking that email is the best way to accomplish a lot of work in a short time
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