Category: Leadership — 52
The role of a manager
What role should you have?To begin with, we need to understand the fundamental principle that each person is driven by certain pairs of forces pulling them in one direction or…
Personal firewall
Imagine you’re sitting in a lounge chair, relaxing at your summer house or a trendy resort. At that moment, an annoying fly starts bothering you. You try to shoo it…
Help the weak.
In this post I talked about the neutral position. So as not to be misunderstood: what I meant was not neutrality but a way of assessing a situation “as if…
About the polygraph
Some companies and organizations are trying to use polygraphs as one of the filtering stages in the hiring process. What I’m about to write may be criticized by “polygraph experts,”…
Don’t confuse care with worry.
When you worry about something or feel stressed, it doesn’t mean you care about whether something happens. Stress is unproductive. Care is productive. Often, managers use stress as a motivator,…
About ingratiation
Often, managers primarily strive to be liked by their subordinates. Instead of fostering a sense of responsibility in their team, they turn a blind eye to their employees’ shortcomings. They…
Why am I so busy?
I even come home and I’m still focused on work. I’m constantly thinking about it. I can’t seem to get anything done. I’m always being interrupted. I have dinner with…
I gave you the conditions — now get to work.
There is an opinion that a good “human resource” wants to work on their own and will do so if you just provide the conditions for work—salary, a computer, a…
Quote
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.Dwight Eisenhower
If you are a manager
Try asking each participant at the next weekly meeting about whom they would like to recognize among those present and why. In any case, this will be better than going…
Leadership · Management · Motivation
To swim, you need to swim.
SHIFU: But a peach cannot defeat Tai Lung!OOGWAY: Maybe it can. If you are willing to guide it, to nurture it. To believe in it.SHIFU: But how? How? I need your help, Master.No, you just need…
Janitor Ernest
I have a janitor in my yard. He’s magnificent. There are very few like him. His name is Ernest. It’s a nice name, isn’t it? He’s a good person, and…
Listen before you speak.
It doesn’t matter how well or beautifully you speak if your words are going to break against the inner… defense a person. And if your task involves leading other people,…
In order for a person to accept
Some kind of agreement or rules; we just need to make him the author or co-author of these rules. When I was changing the motivation system in one company, I…
Leadership · Management · Quotes · Rework
Less heroism.
Very often more reasonable better to leave than to be a hero.For example, let’s say you think the work you’re about to do will take two hours. However, four hours…
Score on the scoreboard
— Hey, coach! How did we play?— You know, I liked it. I think you played well.— How good?— Well, I don’t know, I wasn’t keeping track of the score……
No compromises!
I am often asked if I like compromises. I categorically do not.uncompromisinglyI answer — no! At the same time, I know that the “fashionable” and “respected” response should imply that…
Human Resource Management · Leadership · Management
The secret to success
We have a serious paradox here. On one hand, to successfully fulfill your duties, you need to follow procedures and instructions — that’s what they’re for, to optimize processes. On…
Solutions for problems
We all know that problems exist. A problem is something that hinders life and seems difficult to resolve. If a solution exists, then it’s not a problem. But if it…
What to do if you have no money?
After reading this post and following the recommendations provided, this issue will disappear from your life within three months. The main problem isn’t that there is no money. The main…