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…give new leaders difficult immediate challenges with clear sets of expectations and deadlines… You may consider this ‘throwing someone in the deep end to see if he can swim.’ You would be correct. The timing for doing this is perfect at the beginning.
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Expecting someone else to have conceived of your perfect job is roughly similar to expecting someone else to read your mind.
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We tend to get what we expect – both from ourselves and from others. when we expect more, we tend to get more when we expect less, we tend to get less.
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…having a mind-set of expecting to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results.
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Expecting to win – and expecting others to win – is a fundamental approach of helping to bring it about.
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…clarifying expectations effectively is always a two-way street.
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…if you are constantly frustrated with people who don’t meet your expectations, but you don’t explain your expectations, you may be part of the problem.
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When we expect people to achieve a certain level of productivity, supervising them becomes much easier because the measurement adds a level of objectivity.
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Set The Bar high, have clear expectations, repeat them often, and be willing to walk the talk.
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To have high expectations of others is to have faith in them.
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