Last time, we highlighted support and challenge as the yin and yang of leadership. There are many more yin and yangs to leadership. Paradoxes if you like. Or polarities. Whatever you call them, we need to balance them. Each post in this series will cover one of the pairings: Task focus and Relationship focus Vulnerability
Tag: delegation
Letter to new managers
I got this idea from a couple of books I read this year – Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan; and Fierce Leadership by Susan Scott. Both great books if you like to learn by reading. Here’s my own version of a letter to new managers (also relevant for experienced managers, so keep reading).
How to feel valued as a manager when delegation and coaching means there are less tasks for you to do
A manager’s job is not to DO all the DOING, but to delegate more and more downwards. Lots of good reasons for this: your people learn how to do more they feel challenged; and as a result, more fulfilled decisions are pushed down the pyramid, freeing you up to make the tougher decisions that involve
Hurricanes, earthquakes and conversation starters
I heard this morning that the East coast of the US is about to be battered by Hurricane Irene. So our lousy weather here pales into insignificance. Keep safe if you are in that area (though why you would be reading my blog right now instead of battening down the hatches, I don’t know!). My
