Download or read book Radical Candor written by Kim Malone Scott and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radical Candor is the sweet spot between managers who are obnoxiously aggressive on the one side and ruinously empathetic on the other. It is about providing guidance, which involves a mix of praise as well as criticism, delivered to produce better results and help employees develop their skills and boundaries of success. Great bosses have a strong relationship with their employees, and Kim Scott Malone has identified three simple principles for building better relationships with your employees: make it personal, get stuff done, and understand why it matters. Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, written for bosses and those who manage bosses. Drawing on years of first-hand experience, and distilled clearly to give actionable lessons to the reader, Radical Candor shows how to be successful while retaining your integrity and humanity. Radical Candor is the perfect handbook for those who are looking to find meaning in their job and create an environment where people both love their work, their colleagues and are motivated to strive to ever greater success.

Download or read book Creating High Performers written by William Dann and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Creating High Performers, William Dann answers the question that consistently surfaced throughout his forty years of working with leaders: "Have I done all I can to improve performance?" Bill created 7 Questions as the foundation for a critical conversation to help end this dilemma for leaders and to provide certainty regarding what is needed to further advance the performance and morale of those they supervise. Each of the 7 Questions is examined through real life stories involving former employees who were either coached by or direct reports of the author. Included is how each question made a positive impact on both the employee's job performance and the author's leadership skills. Learn how to put them to work for you.

Download or read book The Making of a Manager written by Julie Zhuo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing. That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of 25. She stared at a long list of logistics--from hiring to firing, from meeting to messaging, from planning to pitching--and faced a thousand questions and uncertainties. How was she supposed to spin teamwork into value? How could she be a good steward of her reports' careers? What was the secret to leading with confidence in new and unexpected situations? Now, having managed dozens of teams spanning tens to hundreds of people, Julie knows the most important lesson of all: great managers are made, not born. If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager. The Making of a Manager is a modern field guide packed everyday examples and transformative insights, including: * How to tell a great manager from an average manager (illustrations included) * When you should look past an awkward interview and hire someone anyway * How to build trust with your reports through not being a boss * Where to look when you lose faith and lack the answers Whether you're new to the job, a veteran leader, or looking to be promoted, this is the handbook you need to be the kind of manager you wish you had.

Download or read book Developing Direct Reports written by Belinda Cohen and published by Thorpe-Bowker. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strong leadership is essential to the success of any organisation and in today's world strong leadership must be realised at all levels. When leadership development fails, performance gaps increase. This adversely impacts company culture, delivery of organisational objectives and the bottom line. This book was written to change the way leaders think about and drive performance development for their leaders. It takes the guesswork out of performance development and the critical conversations needed to support behaviour change. Written for leaders who lead leaders, this book addresses the 12 most common, globally recognized leadership derailers: Staller - analysis paralysis Controller - command and control Cyclone - bull at a gate Doer - can't delegate Avoider - conflict averse Fence-sitter - indecisive leader Know-it-all - closed to other ideas Guardian - inability to innovate Micromanager - management on a leash Poker face - showing no emotions People burner - poor people skills Tactician - poor strategic think Good leaders advise their direct reports how to reach their potential. Great leaders inspire their direct reports to unleash their own potential for themselves. This book shows you how it's done. Human behaviour is complex. Developing leadership in others takes more than knowing the theory, having a few quick conversations and authorising the training budget. Bringing out the best in your leaders can be challenging and time consuming and often leaders give up because it is too hard or they simply don't know what to do. This book is for any leader who is serious about improving the leadership capability in their team or organisation. Developing Direct Reports really does take the guesswork out of leading leaders. Drawing upon their extensive experience in leadership development, the authors share their proven approach for having meaningful development conversations that deliver sustainable performance improvement. Packed with examples, insights and recommendations - and supported by a practical framework - this book will help you to: understand what's really driving the common dysfunctional leadership behaviours you observe in the leaders you lead become a catalyst for behaviour change that sticks take the guesswork out of developing your direct reports into better leaders. Compiled as a ready reference to address leadership development challenges in the moment, regular application of the mindset, principles and strategies in this book delivers benefits for both the reader and their direct report leaders. The book invites the reader to take a committed approach to leadership development and to improve his or her own leadership capability as well. With its inclusive approach to leadership development this book supports leaders to become skilled at catalyzing behavior change thereby unleashing performance potential at an individual and organisational level.

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Download or read book The Effective Manager written by Mark Horstman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The how-to guide for exceptional management from the bottom up The Effective Manager is a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level. Written by the man behind Manager Tools, the world's number-one business podcast, this book distills the author's 25 years of management training expertise into clear, actionable steps to start taking today. First, you'll identify what "effective management" actually looks like: can you get the job done at a high level? Do you attract and retain top talent without burning them out? Then you'll dig into the four critical behaviors that make a manager great, and learn how to adjust your own behavior to be the leader your team needs. You'll learn the four major tools that should be a part of every manager's repertoire, how to use them, and even how to introduce them to the team in a productive, non-disruptive way. Most management books are written for CEOs and geared toward improving corporate management, but this book is expressly aimed at managers of any level—with a behavioral framework designed to be tailored to your team's specific needs. Understand your team's strengths, weaknesses, and goals in a meaningful way Stop limiting feedback to when something goes wrong Motivate your people to continuous improvement Spread the work around and let people stretch their skills Effective managers are good at the job and "good at people." The key is combining those skills to foster your team's development, get better and better results, and maintain a culture of positive productivity. The Effective Manager shows you how to turn good into great with clear, actionable, expert guidance.

Download or read book Managing Conflict with Direct Reports written by Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conflict is inevitable when people work together, and it’s one of the most difficult challenges facing managers. But it’s a challenge that successful leaders learn to address. Managers who develop an understanding of difference without judgment and are willing to see more than one perspective or solution are in a good position to manage conflict with their direct reports. Conflict between managers and direct reports highlights a power relationship and affects the work itself—the tasks for which managers and direct reports share responsibility. Managers who look to see both sides of conflict can resolve it, but it means assessing the differences between themselves and their direct reports and finding out how those differences affect the conflict. After assessing those differences, managers can devise a plan to use before, during, and after a conflict resolution session. They will be better prepared to understand emotions that can trigger conflict, to clarify performance expectations so their direct reports know what’s expected of them, and to provide ongoing feedback for the support and development of their direct reports.

Download or read book Creating High Performers 2nd Edition written by William Dann and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2021-09-22 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating High Performers, offers managers the means to answer, "Have I done all I can to improve employee performance?" Uncertainty leads to managers not addressing underperformance, not maximizing the potential of good performers and not finding satisfaction in people management. The author's 7 Questions are the foundation for a conversation leading to targeted, effective coaching. Real-life stories experienced by the author as a manager or coach illustrate the value of each question. Effective performance management stems from understanding the "why" for failure to perform or reach potential. Knowing why a manager can take responsibility for shortcomings or confront employee lack of motivation or confidence. The 7 Questions unearth the true why and reveal needed elements of a performance improvement plan. Not knowing and acting on the why has resulted in a grim reality within organizations. Namely, "bad bosses" cause 78% of unwanted turnover and a consistent low employee engagement rate. And, lack of tools and training for "bosses" leaves them disheartened. This newly revised and updated second edition expands on why traditional models/methods of supervision are failing, and most employees remain disengaged. It includes an expanded outline on a new role for people managers and how to use the original 7 Questions to meet seven challenges virtually all organizations face. This edition addresses the challenges identified most often by managers putting the 7 Questions to work. An added chapter deals with determining the cause and finding a solution for employees who appear motivated and engaged but aren't performing. For those new to managing others, this book brings needed clarity and method. For experienced managers, it offers a new approach to overcome the ill effects of old practices. It details how to shift to a new role and establish the trust this new method requires. For both, it offers a way to gain greater satisfaction from managing others and to add more value to your organization. Organizations that have adopted the 7 Questions to supplement or replace traditional annual employee evaluations have experienced a significant positive shift in organizational culture through improved relationships, greater trust, higher engagement, and better "bosses."

Download or read book The Decision Maker written by Dennis Bakke and published by Pear Press. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who makes the important decisions in your organization? Strategy, product development, budgeting, compensation—such key decisions typically are made by company leaders. That’s what bosses are for, right? But maybe the boss isn’t the best person to make the call. That’s the conclusion Dennis Bakke came to, and he used it to build AES into a Fortune 200 global power company with 27,000 people in 27 countries. He used it again to create Imagine Schools, the largest non-profit charter-school network in the U.S. As a student at Harvard Business School, Bakke made hundreds of decisions using the case-study method. He realized two things: decision-making is the best way to develop people; and that shouldn't stop at business school. So Bakke spread decision-making throughout his organizations, fully engaging people at all levels. Today, Bakke has given thousands of people the freedom and responsibility to make decisions that matter. In The Decision Maker, a leadership fable loosely based on Bakke's experience, the New York Times bestselling author shows us how giving decisions to the people closest to the action can transform any organization. The idea is simple. The results are powerful. When leaders put real control into the hands of their people, they tap incalculable potential. The Decision Maker, destined to be a business classic, holds the key to unlocking the potential of every person in your organization.

Download or read book Becoming a Leader Coach written by Johan Naudé and published by Center for Creative Leadership. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders wear multiple hats. Most leaders are comfortable with and effective in the role of managing their direct reports' day-to-day performance. However, many leaders are less clear about the role of developing their direct reports, particularly coaching for development. In CCL's experience, most people want their managers to coach them but say this doesn't happen often enough. This guidebook provides an introduction to the basics of leader-coaching, including a structure and a set of guidelines to conduct effective formal and informal coaching conversations with your direct reports. Leaders are in the best position to support the development of their people. Coaching skills are one important set of tools that can be used to leverage people's everyday experiences at work, to drive development, and to build leadership capacity in individuals, teams, and organizations.--Publisher description.

Download or read book Leadership Through People Skills written by R. E. Lefton and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-09-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pioneers of the Dimensional Model for managerial behavior demonstrate how to master skills that boost productivity Robert Lefton and Victor Buzzotta, cofounders of Psychological Associates, have revolutionized managerial procedure with their Dimensional Model--a behavioral standard that has been adapted and imitated by companies all over the world. Leadership Through People Skills outlines this model, as the authors explain in detail how people skills work and provide exercises designed to improve them. They also offer strategies for using these skills in the right situations, at the right times, in the right ways with direct reports, peers, and bosses. Managers will learn how to improve their: Sizing-up skills: interacting effectively through appropriate action Communication skills: strategies for finding out what others are thinking Motivational skills: giving people a compelling reason to do their best Adaptive skills: fitting actions to the people for whom they are intended

Download or read book The Connector Manager written by Jaime Roca and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best managers work smarter, not harder After conducting a unique global study of over 9,000 people, analysts at the world-leading sales research firm Gartner identified four distinct types of manager. Incredibly, they found one type consistently performs far better than the rest, and it wasn’t the one they were expecting. Connector Managers understand that it’s not enough for managers to just encourage and teach employees themselves, and that providing constant coaching to employees can actually be detrimental to their independent development. Instead, by connecting employees to others in the team or organisation, Connector Managers can help their employees develop a range of skills beyond their own areas of expertise. Although the four types of managers are more or less evenly distributed, employees with Connector Managers perform significantly better than others. Employees with Always-on Managers who provide constant feedback and coaching perform significantly worse. Drawing on their ground-breaking data-driven research, as well as in-depth case studies and extensive interviews with thousands of managers, you’ll discover what behaviours define Connector Managers and how you can use them yourself to build brilliant, powerhouse teams.

Download or read book Leading Leaders written by Jeswald W. Salacuse and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2005-11-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert Help for the Special Challenges of Managing Other Leaders Whether you were born a leader or have had leadership thrust upon you, you’re in for a whole new set of challenges when managing other leaders. Think of the qualities that have brought you to a leadership role: your vision, confidence, and charisma, or perhaps your experience, unique skills, expertise, or network of powerful allies. Now remind yourself that other leaders share some or all of these qualities with you. The leaders you are called upon to lead may be other executives, highly educated experts, investors, board members, government officials, doctors, lawyers, or other professionals. The potential contributions of these elites to any organization are vital, but the likelihood of friction is also high if you don’t manage relationships carefully. In any case, they are people with significant resources -- and strong opinions. How do you leverage the assets of the talented and powerful while making sure that egos remain unbruised? Leading Leaders breaks the challenge down into the Seven Daily Tasks of Leadership, and shows you how to carry out each task when you have to manage other leaders. The seven tasks and the special challenges they entail in leading leaders are: 1. Direction How do you negotiate a vision for the organization that other leaders will buy into? 2. Integration How do you make stars a team? 3. Mediation How do you resolve conflicts over turf and power among other leaders so the organization can move forward? 4. Education How do you educate people who think they are already educated? 5. Motivation How do you move other leaders who already seem “to have everything” to do the right thing for the organization? 6. Representation How do you lead your organization’s outside constituents while still leading leaders inside? 7. Trust Creation How do you gain and keep other leaders’ trust, the vital capital that your own leadership depends on? Drawing on the author’s own leadership experience as well as his research in the corporate, political, academic, and professional worlds, Leading Leaders answers these questions with a clear set of effective rules for all managers to follow in successfully leading other leaders.

Download or read book Managing Conflict with Direct Reports Polish written by Barbara Popejoy and published by Center for Creative Leadership. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conflict between managers and direct reports affects their work and influences how productive and effective an organization can be. Managers who can see both sides of a conflict can resolve it, but that means assessing the differences between themselves and their direct reports and finding out how those differences impact the conflict. With that knowledge they can make a plan to use before, during, and after a conflict resolution session that clarifies performance expectations and provides ongoing feedback for support and development.

Download or read book How to Design an Effective System for Developing Managers and Executives written by Maxine Dalton and published by Center for Creative Leadership. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managers and executives do not typically become more effective as the result of a single training program or other intervention. Rather, development requires a range of ongoing and integrated activities. Drawn from CCL's "Tools for Developing Successful Executives" program, the six-step model described in this report provides the basics for designing a system that works. The steps, each covered in its own section, range from "Find and use organizational support for creating a process" to "Define and communicate the critical role of the manager." The sections contain commonsense information about the issues to consider when designing a development system plus numerous practical examples.

Download or read book On Selecting Developing and Managing Talent written by Stephen Rush and published by Center for Creative Leadership. This book was released on 2012 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even in the midst of economic upheaval, organizations need to recognize that selecting, developing, and managing the right leadership talent will help them not only survive but thrive when the economy eventually rebounds. Despite the fact that there are millions in the ranks of the jobless, there remains an acute shortage of talent. So how can organizations best select, develop, and manage their talent? This collection of sixteen pieces-written by the Center for Creative Leadership's highly experienced and knowledgeable faculty members and researchers as well as by prominent practitioners and scholars in the fields of leadership and leadership development-explores the important topic of organizational talent challenges from a number of angles. Why do companies that want to excel need to be able to engage talented workers as never before? How can organizations best identify their high-potential employees? What do leaders need to understand about the latest generation in the workplace, the Millennials? Readers will come away with newly found knowledge on these and other questions and newly formed thoughts on how they can successfully meet the talent challenge.

Download or read book Meetings Matter written by Paul Axtell and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will change your mind forever about that "useless" meeting you are forced to attend. Paul Axtell emphasizes that meetings are vital to the work of successful organizations--we need to master the skill sets for designing, leading, and participating in meetings. A consultant with more than 30 years in the business, Axtell outlines 8 strategies with a host of compelling ideas you can put into action immediately. This is a book for the manager who recognizes that meetings are at the core of the work you do, the supervisor who wants to be wonderful to work for, the employee who wants to contribute as much as possible, the project leader who wants every team meeting to add velocity to the project. Meetings are essential. So let's make them work.