The Ultimate Guide to Micro-Managers – Signs, Causes, Solutions – Ben Wigert & Ryan Pendell (Gallup)
The micromanager has become a bit of a bogeyman in the business world. Nobody wants to work for one. Few managers want to be one. Everyone has a horror story about one. Some leaders try to avoid being a micromanager at all costs — taking a hands-off approach and letting their employees sink or swim […]
Duke’s US Football Coach’s Ideal Leadership Style – Sally Jenkins
Leadership in this strange time is less about ‘demandingness’ than it is about reassurance. These are interesting times for leaders — and exposing ones. The half-cocked, the loud, the phony carpers are upstaged daily by self-effacing sorts with expertise and calm certainty, who present solutions along with the problems.Guys like Duke football coach David Cutcliffe, […]
Teachable Moments – Professor Tom deLong
Teachers Lead – and Leaders Teach! I’m always surprised that people don’t see the connection between teachers and business leaders, but perhaps that’s because most people haven’t experienced both roles. Because of my experiences at Morgan Stanley and as a teacher—and because I tend to obsess about these types of things—I’ve become aware of the […]