“Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free - and worth a fortune.” - Sam Walton
Sam definitely knew what he was talking about when he said this a lifetime ago. I was talking to one of my non-management friends, and she was wondering why more people […]
“Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.” - Paul Hawken
I came across this quote today, and it made me think a lot about what my role is as manager. It sounds to me like exactly what […]
“Emphasize the error, not the person committing it.” — Terri Lonier
As a manager, it’s important that you focus on the behavior the people who report to you exhibit, and NOT the person making the error. Think about it when you give your team feedback.
Good example: “That was a bad decision you made. Here’s how you […]
Leadership Now’s Leading Blog is one of my favorite sources of leadership inspiration. Recently, they created some free leadership wallpapers with pictures and quotes from great leaders like:
Winston Churchill
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
and several others.
I think this is a really great idea. Take some great quotes, add them to a nice picture of the quote, and then […]
“You can buy a person’s hands, but you can’t buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.” - Stephen Covey
I love this quote! The more loyal my team is, the harder they work. The more loyal I am, the harder I work too.
I wear my heart on my sleeve, but not […]
“It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” Somerset Maugham
Today as I reflect on the coming week, this quote popped onto my radar, and I thought of my team. Counting my intern and I, we have a team of 9. And […]
Jack Hayhow shared 2 quotes from management guru Peter Drucker on management made simple that started my management brain thinking:
Make sure your people are doing work they find meaningful and satisfying.
Do everything you can to help your people make progress.
I read these and I thought to myself, “Thanks for sharing these Jack. Now HOW do […]
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” - Harold S. Geneen
What do you think? Is this leadership? Can you use this for how you lead your team?
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Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Question: Do you believe this works for managers, or do you think it’s better to treat your team as they are right now?
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“Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.” - Paul Hawken
I don’t know if I agree or disagree with this quote, but it does make me think a bit more about my management style.
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“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” - Epictetus
Questions to think about:
How can you use this quote to improve your management effectiveness?
How can your team use this quote to improve customer relationships?
Is this quote even good for anything, or is it just another […]
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