It’s never too late to lead with authority: Even if you’ve let things slide for years, you can reset expectations and take charge, starting today. Accountability starts with ownership: Admitting past leadership mistakes builds credibility and opens the door for real change. Consistency is key: Clear, repeated communication and follow-through are essential to shifting...| RainmakerThinking
Every manager knows who the indispensable superstars on their team are. (If you don’t, you really should.) And most of those managers also know that in order to keep those superstars on the team, they must recognize and reward them accordingly. But what if there simply aren’t any more resources—money or otherwise—for a manager to leverage, even with top performers they can’t afford to lose?| RainmakerThinking
Building a great one-on-one management dialogue with every boss is a lot easier to accomplish in a workplace with stable and clear reporting relationships and direct lines of accountability. But as we all know, in the real world, such workplaces are rare.| RainmakerThinking
It keeps getting harder to manage people. Most managers still struggle to provide employees with the high-structure, high-substance coaching they need.| RainmakerThinking