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What is the nature of leadership? I’ve been asking myself this question for years. There are so many different ways of looking at it, thinking about it and dissecting it.
I know that I’ve always wanted to be a leader and I’ve tried to be one. And I’ve spent a lot of time, maybe more than most people due to the nature of my work, thinking about it. But it’s only in the last couple of years that the concept of leadership v. management has been introduced to me. Describing
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02.18.09
Good lists. It's especially important to make yourself available to help with issues that may come up. Otherwise people get stumped and can't move forward, which is frustrating.
I'd add to the Do list something about connecting underlings to helpful resources. I had a fantastic manager once who had only one failure, in my view - he never connected me with all of the company resources that would have made my job much easier. We got right to work, which was awesome, but if he had taken an hour or two when I was hired to go over all of the extra details and company resources, things would have been perfect rather than just awesome.
02.18.09
I fully agree - almost nothing is more frustrating than being completely derailed in your work while you wait...and wait..and wait for someone else to respond.
I also concur on the helpful resources tips. I've had managers get frustrated with me for doing something outside of the normal protocol or tease me for creating things that already existed, when they have never shared the information with me in the first place. It seems very unproductive for them as well - if you spend hours digging around for resources that are readily available, you aren't working on what you need to advance the work of the organization.
Thanks for the comments!
02.18.09
Quite frankly, I'd be satisfied with actual management here, never mind leadership.
But then again, I have plenty of time to surf the web for my favorite blogs... such as this one!
02.18.09
Ha! Management vs. leadership - that is the question...
I feel you Scott; been there, done that, rejected the t-shirt.
02.18.09
Great list! I would say also that praise, even if it seems corny - can go a long way. So does admitting mistakes.
In terms of transparency, I try to check-in periodically and just let people know what I am working on that day or week. I think we all have had bosses that we had no idea what they did all day, and I do my best to make sure I am not one of them.
02.19.09
@Erica Thanks for the comment!
You are right on the money - praise is really important and not corny. I had a great boss who actually asked what form you preferred praise in (public or private). She didn't want to embarrass people by acknowledging them in public if they didn't want to be and she wanted to make sure to stroke the egos of those of us who did (still do) prefer public recognition. I really appreciated that she even asked.
I'm sure those you supervise appreciate the daily/weekly check-in when you share your work with them. As an employee, it helps you to know when your boss might have time for you and also gives you a better sense of their multiple responsibilities.
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