As many can tell from many of my posts, my career has been mostly as a manager. I have a somewhat easier route to influencing my direct reports. I’m the manager who coaches and mentors his employee’s. I’m the manager that writes and determines their compensation. I have more direct connection to my employee’s. Influencing [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Management task cycle’
How Do You Influence?
September 10th, 2009 
Steve 
Posted in Leadership 
Tags: challenges, Leadership, Management task cycle, managing, performance management, trust 
No Comments »9 Practices That Will Guarantee You – A Bad Leader
June 1st, 2009 Steve There are many ways to educate, learn and practice concepts. If you have kids you probably use this technique – show what is the wrong in the situation with potential consequences – in hopes of teaching what should be done. Well, below I have taken 9 practices that I have witnessed over the past [...]
Posted in Leadership Tags: coaching, Leadership, Management task cycle, managing, traits, trust No Comments »Are They Alike? Sports and Work Teams
March 25th, 2009 Steve Over the years, this question sometimes comes up – does coaching a sports team and managing a work team the same? I have coached for well over 18 years in both ice hockey and softball. I have been a supervisor/management for well over 27+ years. My simplest answer is yes; I see many similarities [...]
