Develop a Leader Mindset
A new manager’s purpose shifts from doing tasks to this.
What is Developing and Directing people?
Influence is a combination of these two kinds of power.
What are Positional Power and Personal Power?
One of the most common misconceptions managers have about delegation.
What is that it’s a weakness?
This writing duo stated, “The essence of a team is common commitment. Without it, groups perform as individuals; with it, they become a powerful unit of collective performance. This kind of commitment requires a purpose in which team members can believe.”
Who are Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith?
Strategy is a search for a plan of action that will develop into this.
What is a Competitive advantage?
This is one of the four common sources of stress for a new manager.
What are Role Strain, Problem-solving Fatigue, Isolation, and Imposter Syndrome?
When you work to affect the perceptions, opinions and decisions of your managers or boss you are reversing the traditional power flow in this manner.
What is “Managing Up?”
What is it called when an employee gives up on a task or brings you so many problems and decisions back to you that you’re carrying the weight of the assignment.
What is reverse delegation?
When leading a virtual or remote team, this term refers to a team member that no longer responds to calls, emails, and chats.
What is “Ghosting”?
Business strategies center on one of these three main factors.
What is low cost leadership, technical uniqueness, and focus?
This is a more powerful determinant of good leadership than technical competence, IQ, or vision.
What is Emotional Intelligence?
Editing, reviewing content, polishing your style and checking your grammar and usage leads to better understanding when exchanging ideas with colleagues.
What is “effective communication?”
This type of dialogue between you and your team members is intended to foster high performance and long term development.
What is proactive dialogue?
This situation is one a leader may find him/herself in when more than one culture conflicts on their team.
What is a “Manager-in-the-middle”?
In any business, these are the three main financial statements.
What are the balance sheet, financial statement and income statement?
This is one of the five components of emotional intelligence.
What are Self Awareness, Self Regulation, Motivation, Empathy, and Social Skill?
Matching the time you have available with your goals and priorities is an example of this.
What is effective time management?
According to Harvard Business Review’s Manager’s Handbook, the best managers know how to balance this.
What is the needs of the organization with the interests of its employees?
This is one of the five Rules Inventory for Respect and Trust.
What is keeping conversations confidential, Being Punctual, Avoiding Sarcasm, Listening, and Respecting other people’s methods.
The cost to keep a project running after initial implementation is called.
What is operating cost?
When making plans for your team, you are bound by one of these three constraints.
What are your Budget, your Staff, and your Schedule?
This is the first step in your self-development plan.
What is articulating your career purpose?
When creating a new performance plan, for staff with performance gaps, the conversation should include one of these five elements.
What are:
1. Specific goals
2. A timeline
3. Action steps
4. Expected outcomes
5. Required training or resources
Diversity of thought and perspective contributes to a high-functioning and high-achieving team, but also breeds this.
What is Conflict?
These are two of the eight items needed in a business case document.
What are 1) Executive summary, 2) business need, 3) project overview, 4) schedule, 5) impact, 6) risk, 7) financials, and 8) final pitch?