Most of us expect to learn and grow and our managers and peers are part of this positive process that we all cherish. Most of us expect to be treated fairly. This includes getting the same reward for the same investment, effort and value we create. (Yes value creation is important!). Most of us wantContinue reading “How to destroy a team”
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Hierarchy of needs
We all have the same basic needs in our job: 1 – proper equipment!Starting with a decent computer! Why to spend so much time trying to find a great candidate and then to welcome her with a poor equipment. This is a motivation killer. 2 – to know very clearly what is expected from usContinue reading “Hierarchy of needs”
The real mission of a manager is to become useless
The day I understood that the real mission of a manager is to become useless is the day when I became a much better manager. When your focus is to grow your team so that they take over your job / role, then you start creating a lot more value for them, for your organization andContinue reading “The real mission of a manager is to become useless”
Lack of strategic alignment
This is a very pompous title for this post. I could also have written “how to win a free bottle of wine by always winning bets”. The reason is that I have very often bet and always won with some managers that if they go to someone in their team and ask them what theirContinue reading “Lack of strategic alignment”
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