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“Project Oxygen found that a good manager (1) is a good coach; (2) empowers and does not micromanage; (3) expresses interest and concern in subordinates’ success and well-being; (4) is results oriented; (5) listens and shares information; (6) helps with career development; (7) has a clear vision and strategy; (8) has key technical skills.”
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
“While personal maturity may mean being able to see beyond yourself, leadership maturity means considering others before yourself.”
― Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership
― Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership
“Teams succeed when everyone feels like they can speak up and when members show they are sensitive to how one another feels.”
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
“In addition to having audacious ambitions and plans that are thorough, we still need, occasionally, to step outside the day-to-day and consider if we’re moving toward goals that make sense. We still need to think.”
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
― Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
“Business management books often stress “centralized planning and decentralized execution.” That is too top-down for my taste. I believe in a centralized vision, coupled with decentralized planning and execution.”
― Call Sign Chaos
― Call Sign Chaos
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