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No Hard Feelings, Page 211

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.


Influence, Page 211

…in many situations in which a legitimate authority has spoken, what would otherwise make sense is irrelevant.


What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 211

Most leadership development revolves around one huge false assumption – that if people understand then they will do. That’s not true.


No Hard Feelings, Page 211

If you let someone underperform for months or even years without saying anything, you’ve failed as a manager.


Team of Teams, Page 211

Today, even the most clockwork of tasks… can benefit from some degree of innovation and creative thinking.


Focus, Page 211

People make their choices about where to focus based on their perception of what matters to leaders.


A World Without Email, Page 211

For many different knowledge work settings, deploying these short meetings, three to five times a week, can significantly reduce ad hoc email or instant message interactions…


Switch, Page 211

Action triggers simply have to be specific enough and visible enough to interrupt people’s normal stream of consciousness.


No Hard Feelings, Page 211

Average managers play checkers, while great managers play chess. – Marcus Buckingham


The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 211

If the only thing you’re helping a new leader learn is how to get ahead in the workplace, you’re not truly developing that person to succeed, because there’s a lot more to life than work and career.