The week is the ideal assessment period for most bosses. It’s long enough to allow for some rough spots but short enough to catch problems early. So, before you begin your weekend, ask these three questions. How did we do? Assess team and team member performance. What problems popped up? What successes did we have? » Read More
Category: Boss
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Accentuate the positive
Positive comments create positive energy and better performance. Notice improvement, effort, and good results. Mention them. Praise them. This is only one of 347 tips in my ebook, Become a Better Boss One Tip at a Time. Just promoted from individual contributor? Check out my book, Now You’re the Boss: Making » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Focus on Contribution
Here’s one more thing that Peter Drucker had right. Effective bosses focus on contribution. Contribution is how what you do affects others. What’s your contribution to your team? What’s your team’s contribution to its customers? What difference do you make? To focus on contribution you must » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: There are no guarantees
If you’re looking for guarantees, being a boss is the wrong job. The best you can do is play the odds and choose behaviors that have the best chance of making things come out right. When you do that, you’ll increase your success rate. If you work at continuous improvement, you will increase your success » Read More
Boss’s Tip of the Week: Your job is to help the team and the team members succeed.
You may think that being a boss is only one job, but it’s really two. One is to accomplish the mission through the team. That’s the one most people are aware of. The other job is less recognized, but it’s important to your short term and long-term success. Your job is to help your team members succeed » Read More