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Think of the team you manage as a NASCAR pit crew and their projects as races.
Authority makes you the boss, but that doesn’t make you a leader. Influence does. How do you influence others?
Management metrics geared to what’s in the job description deal with accomplishing today’s priorities. The long-term priority that’s rarely measured: talent development. Too often, managers don’t think of employees as intellectual capital.
Interpersonal relationships affect how work gets done. Overnight, the COVID-19 lockdowns changed the way millions of people interact. Cubicles and offices emptied, and the home office became the operations base for employees.
“Bedtime Stories for Managers — Read about managing with soul, organizing like a cow, growing strategies likes weeds, being a keynote listener … and more” by Henry Mintzberg (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, $19.95).
“Winning Now, Winning Later — How Companies Can Succeed in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term” by David M. Cote (Harper Collins Leadership, $28.99).
The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind” by Jonah Berger (Simon & Schuster, $26.99). To paraphrase Isaac Newton: “A person in motion tends to stay in motion, while a person at rest tends to stay at rest.” Change requires motion, not rest.
“HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work” (Harvard Business Review Press, $19.99). Who doesn’t feel stressed at work these days? Do more with less. Priorities and deadlines rearranged. Voicemail. Email. Reports. Meetings. Add the unknown what’s-next
“Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders” By Alain Hunkins (WILEY, $27). “Leadership isn’t about what goes on in the mind of a leader; it’s about what goes on in the minds of the people he/she wants to lead.” The point
“Grace Under Pressure — A Masterclass in Public Speaking” by Lisa Wentz (LID Publishing, $19.95).
“Experimentation Works — The Surprising Power of Business Experiments” by Stefan H. Thomke (Harvard Business Review Press, $32).
Think of tasks in which you were in the “flow” (i.e. so engrossed that you worked uninterrupted from start to finish and lost track of time). I’d bet such tasks are few and far between. Why? You’re constantly battling the enemies of flow:
“The Hard Break — The Case for a 24/6 Lifestyle” by Aaron Edelheit (Ideapress Publishing, $24.95).
Fletcher’s research found that, while successful women have many things in common, one thing stands out: Not one of them thinks they are “victims” because they’re not members of “the boys’ club.” They’re disrupters who realize that “business” needs
Companies spend lots of money on customer relationship management (CRM) systems designed to create and build customer connection. They know that CRMs not only increase customer loyalty but also create a continuous feedback loop, which produces
“It’s The Manager — Gallup finds that the quality of managers and team leaders is the single biggest factor in your organization’s long-term success” by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter” (Gallup Press, $34).
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