Hey! Got 5 minutes to learn how to become a respected, valued, relevant manager?
Just imagine: People are saying you are the most valued, powerful, influential manager around. And they like you to boot!
Are You Willing: To do whatever it takes for you to become a great manager/leader?
Are you: Open to corrective feedforward? Basically this is asking a colleague to describe to two future behaviours that might help you achieve a productive change in your selected behaviours. i.e. "I think that if you took notes during our briefing sessions you would be more likely to keep on track."
Name: 5 reasons why you would want to become a great leader/manager.
Identify: With each of those five reasons, One skill you already have that will get your there and one behaviour that will get in the way of you becoming a genius manager.
Find: Two models to live by. Hint: Herb Kelleher, former CEO of Southwest Airlines.
All of this is within your reach -- especially if you follow these 5 tips for becoming a highly-valued leader/manager...
1. Have regular conversations with people to find out how you can help them. What might you be doing that gets in their way? Do NOT take notes during your conversations. After each one, go right back to your office. Close the door. Write down what you heard. Start working it.
2. Give your co-workers the information and help they want. Action #1 will help you with this. Operate on "The Platinum Rule": provide others with what is valuable to them. This builds your relevancy, respect, and being valued as a useful resource by others.
3. Immediately deal with rumours, "hot" or controversial topics to spur discussion and snuff out the paranoid mill. When there's a controversy going on in your team, decide which side you're leaning towards. Have an open discussion about it. Consult with other trusted managers in or out of your organization.
Push emotional buttons sometimes to ferret out the hidden agendas.Create a call to action at the end of discussions where you specifically ask your employees for their opinions and feedback. The call to action is written down by one of the team members - not you - and signed by everyone.
The more emotionally charged the issue, the more likely it is that you'll get feedback.
Remember, as manager, you have the silver bullet on decisions. Make sure everyone understands that -- and be very reluctant to use it. Let people experience the discomfort of working it out. Knowing you have the silver bullet and that you are not using it very often amps up the accountability energy.
4. Join in other departments' discussions if you are in a larger company. If you are in a small company join a group of peers. Meet with them monthly to get "outside-insights." Share your insights with your team in one-page blogs or...
5. Optimize your power and influence by keeping your manager(s) up-to-date. Be sure to praise your employees and colleagues.
Scan the blogosphere for relevant webinars. Take one a week. Listen for 10-15 minutes. If it is not well organized or relevant. Bail out immediately. No sense wasting time. If you don't do this you'll stop doing them. Yes, you may miss something. It's better to only stick with what's relevant and helpful. Ask a colleague to sit in with you so you can share the learning's.
Participating in the webinars will help you "converse-up" and be seen as sharp to your manager(s).
- What do you think?
- Did you think these tips useful?
- Which ones will you try out?
Human Principle #2: We behave in our best interests when we:
* Increase our competencies;
* Are aligned with our personal and business values; and...
* Choose to be engaged.
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From Dr. Jim Sellner, PhD.,DipC. -- working with Zoomers & Super Zoomers to experience more joy, health and a sense of abundance.
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