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Expectations

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…research shows that our minds work hard to help us stay content with whatever we choose – even when what actually happens is different from what we expected.

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Being an empathetic manager is not the same as being a pushover. Own your decisions and discuss and set expectations with your reports as soon as you know there’s a problem.

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…expecting everyone to stay in their silos enforces rigid power structures and encourages leaders to hoard power within their fiefdoms.

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Behavior is informed, if not driven, by expectations.

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A commonly observed antipattern is people in senior roles not exhibiting the behaviors that they are asking or expecting from people within their remit.

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Articulating unique product development work as outcome hypotheses creates a clear expectation that it is a hypothesis and may be invalid…

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Don’t expect Pushovers to stand up for you or have your back during conflict or difficult times.

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How can you possibly expect others to perform at the highest levels without first expecting that of yourself?

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The unexpected always happens—the unexpected is indeed the only thing one can confidently expect.

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Expect to do work you don’t love in order to allow what you do to flourish. If you don’t the disappointment and frustration can kill your motivation.

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