HEADLINES
- Managers are like gardeners - they grow things
- Managers are growing a positive work environment
- Like a garden, unwanted stuff grows, too (like weeds!)
- ...and people nibble away at what you're growing (like rodents!)
- Managers have to constantly weed and protect their garden
THE FRUITS & VEGETABLES 🍎
Things good managers grow -
- Trust
- Motivation
- Skills & confidence
- Accountability
- Teamwork
THE WEEDS 🌿
Things that can also grow and choke out your progress -
- Needless, unproductive & lengthy meetings
- Bureaucracy
- Competing agendas
- Mixed messages
THE RODENTS 🐭
People that nibble away at progress -
- Under performers - "A" players don't like "C" players
- Slackers - they slow others down
- Gossips - they suck the life out of teams
- Bullies - they keep others from growing
- Naysayers - they sell against you!
- Headhunters - they steal
HOW TO WEED YOUR GARDEN
- Focus on the process - the behaviors that deliver the outcomes
- Deal w/your bad apples - don't keep bullies, naysayers or under performers
- Clarity checks will eliminate doubt and improve confidence
- Hold people accountable
- Eliminate wasteful meetings
- Simplify, simplify, simplify
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