7 skills that make a manager a leader:
1. Evaluate Hiring Needs
You probably don't need to hire. Remember: More people = more complexity
You need the courage to do half as much, twice as well. No comes in many forms: Delete, Delay & Automate.
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You probably don't need to hire. Remember: More people = more complexity
You need the courage to do half as much, twice as well. No comes in many forms: Delete, Delay & Automate.
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2. Design Strategic Roles
You are hiring for capabilities, not just capacity. Vividly imagine how they win, interact, and grow.
Every team has a single issue that's bottleneck, Your hire should a) give you the answer or b) the time to focus.
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You are hiring for capabilities, not just capacity. Vividly imagine how they win, interact, and grow.
Every team has a single issue that's bottleneck, Your hire should a) give you the answer or b) the time to focus.
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3. Source Top Talent
Make your values magnetic. Repel the wrong talent so you attract the right ones.
Don't confuse hiring with recruiting. Recruiting requires long-term nurturing of ideal candidates.
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Make your values magnetic. Repel the wrong talent so you attract the right ones.
Don't confuse hiring with recruiting. Recruiting requires long-term nurturing of ideal candidates.
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4. Align on Expectations
No one can beat your secret expectations. Spend the time to co-author in writing.
How is just as important as What. Have them preview their approach for early editing.
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No one can beat your secret expectations. Spend the time to co-author in writing.
How is just as important as What. Have them preview their approach for early editing.
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5. Delegate High-Value Work
Don't dump highly repetitive work. Computers never need a vacation day.
Give them the space to do it their way. Why'd you hire them if you can't trust them?
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Don't dump highly repetitive work. Computers never need a vacation day.
Give them the space to do it their way. Why'd you hire them if you can't trust them?
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6. Support High Performance
Make each person the CEO of their area. Empower them by making them own your 1:1 meeting.
Use a dashboard to stay current day-to-day. Use your time together to coach them to new strategic levels.
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Make each person the CEO of their area. Empower them by making them own your 1:1 meeting.
Use a dashboard to stay current day-to-day. Use your time together to coach them to new strategic levels.
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7. Offer Consistent Feedback
Our lizard brains are constantly scanning for erratic behavior. Make you're approach feedback consistent.
Our brains are Teflon for the positive and Velcro for the negative. Make sure you catch people winning.
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Our lizard brains are constantly scanning for erratic behavior. Make you're approach feedback consistent.
Our brains are Teflon for the positive and Velcro for the negative. Make sure you catch people winning.
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