| What kind of manager are you? Do you want
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| | 2) Ask for their opinions.
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| your people to be successful? Are you
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| | You would be very surprised how much your
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| genuinely happy for your associates when
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| | people know. They can really help, if you
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| they experience success, or are you
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| | let them.
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| always peering around the corner hoping
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| | 3) Show others that they are superior to
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| no one is more successful than you? Are
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| | you in at least one way.
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| you secretly happy when they fail and get
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| | Let people feel good. You don't have to
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| "egg on their face?"
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| | have all the answers. I never have. It is
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| Why is it so difficult to be genuinely
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| | much easier to let others shine. One of
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| happy for the success of others? As
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| | the parts of hitting the "Grand Slam"
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| children, we cheered for our teammates
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| | with your customers is motivating
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| when they scored the winning run. With
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| | associates and making it fun to work with
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| our own children we're always celebrating
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| | you. When people feel motivated they are
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| their achievements at soccer games, plays
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| | more likely to do a better job.
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| and spelling bees.
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| | 4) Create obligations for the right
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| My children are a different breed
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| | reasons.
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| altogether. They are more likely to be
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| | Some managers create projects that make
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| working the lights and sound board at the
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| | their people look bad. For many years I
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| latest production, rather than performing
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| | owned and operated a chain of wine stores
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| in front of the camera, but rest assured,
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| | in Chicago. I remember a few cases where
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| we always relish their success.
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| | managers gave people jobs that they were
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| The best managers delight in the success
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| | destined to fail. Their manager's
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| of their teams. They realize that their
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| | objectives were to look better in my
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| success depends on the achievements of
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| | eyes. They picked the wrong guy for that
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| everybody, and that the more the group
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| | nonsense. I wanted everybody to do well.
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| achieves, the more they will grow and
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| | 5) Show your lighter side by creating
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| develop.
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| | laughter.
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| Short-sighted managers are the curse of
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| | Life is hard enough without taking
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| any organization. They are constantly
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| | everything seriously. Further, numerous
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| looking over their shoulders to see if
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| | studies show that laughter actually has
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| anybody is gaining on them. Reminds me of
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| | many physical benefits for the body.
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| my days as a somewhat (much less, really)
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| | Remember how your mother told you not to
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| decorated high school cross-country
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| | worry about everything because you would
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| runner. Common practice for runners was
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| | get an ulcer? Turns out she was right.
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| to be continually looking over our
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| | When you experience stress, your
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| shoulders to see who was gaining. We were
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| | digestive system shuts down a little.
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| discouraged from doing this and told,
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| | When this happens too often, the effects
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| instead, to keep looking ahead. This
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| | (one of them, ulcers) can be very harmful
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| turned out to be great advice for later
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| | to your health.
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| in life.
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| | Well, that's enough of the medical
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| As promised, here are five tips for
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| | advice. I'm not a doctor, nor do I play
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| becoming a better manager:
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| | one on TV. Get out there today and
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| 1) Tell your people how much you need
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| | compliment someone on your team. Give
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| them.
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| | them some relevant, timely and specific
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| William James, a writer and philosopher,
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| | feedback. As the one-minute manager would
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| said that the greatest human need is the
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| | say, "Catch someone doing something
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| desire to be appreciated. Get out from
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| | right" and tell them about it right away.
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| behind your desk and start roaming the
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| | The results will surprise and motivate
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| halls and factory floors. Tell your
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| | you, not to mention the positive effects
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| people you are happy they are on the
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| | on your team. A healthy company and
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| team. Let them feel valued.
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| | healthy profits will not be far behind!
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