Tag: Leadership Change

How To Change The Way You Manage People

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership
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‘One of the laws of change: As soon as you try something new, you’ll get resistance.’- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘Ask one question at a time. Just one question at a time.’- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘Call them forward to learn, improve, and grow, rather than to just get something sorted out.’- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘And what else?’ is the quickest and easiest way to uncover and create new possibilities.‘- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘Focus on the real problem, not the first problem.’- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘Stick to questions starting with ‘what.’– Michael Bungay Stanier

‘If you’re not trying to fix things, you don’t need the backstory.’- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘Get comfortable with silence.‘- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘Saying yes more slowly means being willing to stay curious before committing.‘- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘Your job is to create the space for those learning moments.’- Michael Bungay Stanier

‘Use every channel to ask a question.‘- Michael Bungay Stanier

How Great Managers Bring Out The Best In Others

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership
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‘Connecting is the process of exchanging emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual value.’- Timothy Clark

‘When we connect meaningfully, it fuels our engagement. When we don’t, we are left hollow, empty, and unfulfilled.’

‘Practice managing your own attitude and thoughts rather than letting others and your surroundings dictate your mood.’- Timothy Clark

‘Work on improving things that are under your influence, and leave the rest alone.’- Timothy Clark

‘You can’t lead effectively if you’re not learning yourself. And you can’t lead effectively if you’re helpng others learn.’- Timothy Clark

‘Stretching is the process of getting out of your comfort zone, passing through your discomfort zone, and pushing to your outer limits.’- Timothy Clark

‘Help your employees select professional development goals that allow them to stretch. … Help them put plans in place to accomplish their stretch goals.’- Timothy Clark

‘Give stretch assignments to your employees. Match organizational priorities with the abilities and potential of your people. Be supportive but not directive, allowing the employee to create a plan to fulfill the assignment.’- Timothy Clark

‘Help your employees anticipate, face, and overcome obstacles.’- Timothy Clark

‘Achieving is the process of focusing and sustaining your efforts to accomplish something meaningful.’- Timothy Clark

‘… achieving is a transformative process. A conversation takes place along the journey. When we come out on the other side, we’re forever changed.’

‘A mountain is a mountain. Respect the price of achievement. Any significant goal has a price tag that reflects it value.’- Timothy Clark