Leadership: The Value of Talking Your Way Through Managing

Just “being there” isn’t enough to be a manager who gets intended outcomes; engaging your support network sincerely gains you far more.

Just “being there” and “being available” isn’t enough to be a manager who gets intended outcomes; engaging your support network sincerely gains you far more:

• Create a discipline: schedule in small conversations and get into the habit of making that happen.
• Bring value: be sure to balance both your strong listening skills and your expression of expectations and goals. Your support team needs to see that you can do both well.
• Take the “question-a-week” challenge: have one question each week that you ask of everyone.
• Track it: record what you learn and look for connections in overall outcomes. 

Read the full article at SmartBlog on Leadership.

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