What the Role Is: Focusing on the People Side, not financial or other resources.
Manage Your Direct Reports: You are still a manager (have direct reports), you need that skill set.
1. Your danger is that you manage the people who your direct reports manage: Create Chaos & Frustration, Blame your managers when it’s you.
2. Encourage publicly, Clarify priorities and give coaching in private.
Develop Future Leaders: Yes, you need pour into people who have the potential for great impact, but you’re not smart enough to know who those people are. “Gather many to find one.” Chris Hodges
Micromanage Details, Not People: Need a complete understanding of the business model. Howard Schultz & Starbucks
An idea: Less is more
You will not have less work. But you should have less work assigned to you (if you don’t you managing people 2 levels down— your work can be proactive.
The more “things” you are doing, the more you are taking out of the hands of others. If they can, they should.
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