Why Managing Others Is Not Easy

‘Management is not your passion; your real job is.’

‘Managing is the high-wire act of balancing useful guidance and getting out of the way.’

‘Management is about communication, rapport, morale, and productivity.’

‘Thinkers lead with their heads; feelers lead with their hearts.’

‘It is important to care about your staff, to show them you really like them as possible. You’ll also feel better about yourself by demonstrating your warmth toward others.’

‘The only way you can aspire to managerial greatness is by channeling yourself.’

Your sole areas of direct responsibility are your thoughts, your words, and your actions.’

‘Nearly always, when we attribute a belief or opinion to someone else it means we have it ourselves.’

‘People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.’

Lead with questions. And listen to the person giving the answers. You’ve always lost if you think you know the answers.’

There’s always another choice.’

Source:

Devora Zack (2012). Managing for People Who Hate Managing: Be a Success By Being Yourself

Wisdom For A Better Tomorrow

‘It is the very nature of knowledge that it changes fast and that today’s certainties will be tomorrow’s absurdities.’

‘The most effective way to manage change successfully is to create it.’

‘Any attempts to base today’s actions and commitments on predictions of future events is futile.’

‘To survive and succeed, every organization will have to turn itself into a change agent.’

In turbulent times, managers cannot assume that tomorrow will be an extension of today.’

‘Systemic innovation requires a willingness to look on change as an opportunity.’

‘Predicting the future can only get you into trouble. The task is to manage what is there and to work to create what could and should be.’

‘Balancing change and continuity requires continuous work on information.’

‘We need a new concept of information and a new understanding of learning and teaching.’

‘Innovating organizations speed neither time nor resources on defending yesterday.’

To make the future demands courage.’

Source:

Bruce Rosenstein (2014). Create Your Future The Drucker Way: Developing and Applying a Forward Focused Mindset