So, Nathan survived his next meeting. No one walked out. It was a productive ten minutes. Maybe his team was going to give him a chance.
“Now what?” he asked.
“Prime Directive,” I stated flatly.
“Prime Directive?”
“Bring value to the thinking and work of each of your team members.”
Nathan’s face became a jigsaw puzzle. “What does that mean?” he asked.
“Look, Nathan, there are a number of things that are required of an effective manager. Some things you do will work against you. Some things will work for you. Remember the Prime Directive.”
I detected a glimmer of understanding in Nathan’s eyes.
“You are a new Manager. You have been a successful supervisor, but your focus needs to be different, now. Over the next 24 hours, I want you to make a list of what you think your role is, related to the Prime Directive. We will meet tomorrow.” -TF
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“Bring value to the thinking and work of each of your team members” means to me knowledge:
– know who your people really are
– know where you’re going (what brings us back to long term planning).
– know how to appreciate
and I’m sure you could add some more to that ;-))
Have a nice evening
Kurt,
As always, thanks for fleshing out some of the ideas. Stay tuned for more.