“Followership is of the utmost importance, but which has been far too little considered.” These words were written by an early management scholar, Mary Parker Follett, in 1929. Nearly 100 years later, this critical aspect of leadership remains “far too little considered.” It seems self-evident that if { Read More }
The best management (and life) lesson I ever learned
Early in my career I enrolled myself in all kinds of leadership, management, and supervision training, seminars, and classes. I had been promoted internally and was learning on the job. I'm grateful for the team I was leading for their patience, my colleagues for their mentorship, and my boss for his trust. I { Read More }
Ten guidelines to define with your team
My favorite part about working is leading a great team. I've been fortunate to work with some of the smartest, strongest, and most creative team members around. We have accomplished incredible things together, and truly enjoyed the process. It wasn't always easy. A great team is filled with talented, { Read More }
Get along to get things done: 9 questions to ask your team
Early in my management days I stumbled on this exercise and it got my attention: Have each member of your team or department share their "get-along" rules. Get-along rules are things like: Tom replies to an email in two minutes flat but never answers the phone? Jen thinks out loud, so what she says is { Read More }