Tough Journey to Management
I pretty much had a good luck to be in the position right now - Project Manager title. In the past several months, I considered myself as a Project Manager as well - a professional one who is knowledg...
Assign Ownership
Learned from a book, as a manager, he should define the right outcomes and stick rigoriously to it. Meanwhile, he should let the employee to take the routes to reach the right outcomes. The expected r...
Professional Instead Personal
Became a team lead/project manager 2 years ago, I told the team several times that (1) I am a professional person and (2) I am expecting professional communication instead of getting personal. Before ...
Gather Facts before Judge
Each one of us has different value system. If everyone sticks to his value system and do not want to use it on others, the world can become so much simpler. Sadly, most of us will use our value s...
Know When to Stop
Yesterday at dinner, we talked about something happened during lunch on Saturday with a best friend couple. My friend talked about how admire she is about one of her team member who has a very good at...
What Makes Great Managers
The Wisdom of Great ManagerGreat managers believes: People do not change that much. Do not waste time to put in what was left out of a person. Try to draw out wh...
The Four Keys
When selecting someone, they select for talent not simple experience, intellengence or determination.When setting expectation, they define the right outcomes not the right steps.Wh...
Three Kinds of Talent
Striving - explains the motivation of a person.Thinking - explains how a person thinks and makes decisions.Relating - explains who a person truests, confronts, ignores.You can not teach...
Habits
Most habits are our talents.They are enduring.They make you.If you are habitually assertive, habitually emphatic, or habitually competitive, you are having a hard time changing these habits.Overtime, ...
Define the Right Outcomes
Focus people toward performance.The manager is totally responsible for this.This is why great managers are skeptical about handing all the authority down to people.The key is to define the right outco...
Focus on Strengths
Great managers do: Focus on each person's strengths and manage around their weaknesses.They do not try to fix weaknesses.They do not try to perfect each person.They do everything they can to help...
First, Break All Rules
First, Break All Rules.
12 Questions in Order
What do I get? 1. Do I know what is expected of me at work? 2. Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right?What do I give? 3. At work, do I ...