Own It Mentality
At times, I’ve taken on too many responsibilities, only to pay the price later with poor follow-through — which is ultimately more painful than saying “no” at the outset.
^ADJ: This article aligns with how I would like to think I work and my mindset: reliable, consistent and productive. I rate this "Good executives are information-routers. Much of their job is making introductions, giving feedback, and setting the tempo for the organization"
I love the messaging of getting and doing the simple things right and this tip: "One way I reduce conflict is by setting clear expectations and outlining a person’s scope of responsibilities before I start working with them. Such clarity is a way of immediately addressing conflict."
A Great Manager's Most Important Habit Workplace
But there is a factor that matters substantially more than the number of days in the office: 80% of employees who say they have received meaningful feedback in the past week are fully engaged -- regardless of how many days they worked in the office.
Meaningful feedback matters even more than days in the office. Learn how to upskill managers into coaches who boost employee engagement.
10 Ways to Prove You’re a Strategic Thinker
To get ahead in the business world, it’s not enough to think strategically. You also have to effectively communicate those ideas. There are several ways to do this, including elevating the conversation to focus on the big picture and broader context, being forward-looking in your comments, anticipating the effects of potential decisions, connecting disparate concepts, simplifying complex issues, using metaphors and analogies, stimulating dialogue with questions, showing you are informed, actively listening, and seeking feedback
How To Become An Expert In Your Field: "Fingerspitzengefuhl"
What do the world’s foremost tank commanders, chess grandmasters, and SaaS entrepreneurs have in common?
^ADJ: Key takeout: Fingerspitzengefühl is a German word that translates literally to “finger tips feeling,” but it’s probably easier to understand as “intuitive feel” or “having one’s finger on the pulse”
Helicopter Management and Other Mistakes
You are a freshly minted manager. You come full of rage and frustration at the poor management you’ve endured and witnessed in tech, and you are god damn determined not to repeat all of those mistakes.
ADJ: Key takeout: The message is simply that it took me years and years to learn that there is more to being a great manager than caring about my team.
Coach Greg Harden On Training Tom Brady and the Mindset Of Champions
Ryan speaks with Greg Harden about how Stoicism influenced his new book Stay Sane in an Insane World: How to Control the Controllables and Thrive, the techniques that he has used to coach so many sports greats to the highest levels of success, the difference between confidence and ego, why Tom Brady likes The Obstacle Is The Way, and more.
Greg Harden is a life coach, motivational speaker and executive consultant who is best known for his work with 7-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady, Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, and 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps. He began work as a student-athlete counselor in 1986 when legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler brought him in after hearing of the work that Greg was doing in the local community as a clinical therapist. Greg also provides performance coaching to corporate executives and community leaders, and he has trained hundreds of managers and administrators on ‘managing trouble employees’.