HBR 10 Best Reads On Managing People Analysis
HBR 10 Best Reads On Managing People Analysis
HBR 10 Best Reads On Managing People Analysis
THEMES
Leadership
Boss-Subordinate Relationship
Business Culture
Theme: Boss-sub relationship BossIs this what you would like to be?
Communication insights
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Summary tables
Analogies
1. Good teams function like an organism. 2. Do you want to keep recharging your employees or have a generator with them
Communication insights
Is it high salary, Is it punishment, Is it increment, Is it even promotion. X X X X
Communication insights
Accurate description and diagnosis of a problem can capture attention of reader even though you may not have a perfect solution to present
Management insight Offer leadership based on demands of situation and not based on your personality trait Forget praise. Forget cash. Forget punishment. You need to make their job more interesting
Further expectation How to build in the flexibility to adopt a different style every time? Ways and means of making dull jobs more interesting What works to reverse set a relationship thats spiraling down -
2 One more time How do you motivate employees 3 The Set up to fail syndrome y
Misses onBoss sub-ordinate relationship can set in early important stages and may spiral up or spiral down themes relevant in 2011 thereafter. Summary table of key learning's
4 Saving your Rookie managers from Rookie managers should quickly learn to themselves delegate work instead of resorting to micromanagement y do? 5 What great managers Capitalize on Employees strengths. Activate Employees strengths. Transparent process helps to build employee morale and builds agreement even though the results may not be favorable 7 Teaching smart people how to learn Members in the organization are always expected to choose between single loop and double loop learning 8 How unethical are you? Prejudices, biases and preconceived notions almost prevent us from being totally ethical in any given situation 6 Fair Process: Managing in the knowledge economy 9 The discipline of teams 10 Managing your boss Teams are the best Organizational Structures for today's Corporate World
What should be done if triggers fail to activate the strength Is it possible to be transparent in all situations or are there some exceptions? -
A Boss-Subordinate relation based on 2-way How to do this without playing politics respect and trust is beneficial to both parties . or favourites
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