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By: Collin

Collin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:20:58 +0000

In my role I have had to pull teams together, develop them and then move on. I have touch points with key people on the team to stay informed but they (the team) need to grow in their leadership. I pull out and they take over. The key is that I spent the time to get them to a point where my presence is not needed. My goal is that they function with an understanding of what our DNA is, what the goals are and continue to innovate and press on so then they can function on their own. I don’t want to become the bottleneck because of my leadership style. But, once you pull out keep up with what the team is doing. Now does that mean that everything runs smoothly? No, but team development are works in progress. People need to be challenged and bottomline is that leaders are not the end all be all to all of an organizations success. The team needs time to spread their wings and show what they are made of.

By: David Delp

David Delp — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:33:40 +0000

Great, great, blog; gonna share it w/my leadership teams…Note to Rindy…Ken Blanchard’s book The One Minute Manager on Situational Leadership would be a great read to give some…presents 4 levels of delegation…must read for every leader with a question of when to empower.

By: Kem Meyer

Kem Meyer — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:30:40 +0000

Do you realize you just called your staff pigs? :)

By: Daniel D

Daniel D — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:56:38 +0000

Man, that was really great how you wrapped that all back together. Control is certainly something I think most of us struggle with… okay, at least me anyways. :)

Thanks for being transparent.

By: Dwight

Dwight — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:14:16 +0000

OK Tony, The picture is great but what do you do when you are working with people who have never built a house before or have never built a house to the scope that needs to be built. Being a micromanager is one of the worst slams or insults a subordinate can level but how people define micromanagement makes all the difference. Overseeing requires asking questions, asking for plans, strategies and details but then we are accused of micromanagement. Looking forward to your response.

By: Rindy

Rindy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:45:48 +0000

Excellent!! thanks!

By: avclub

avclub — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:24:12 +0000

Well stated, Tony.

By: John Jackson

John Jackson — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:38:30 +0000

Nice job Tony…only wish I hadn’t forced so many “straw houses” that I “thought” were brick houses over the years…

By: brad cooper

brad cooper — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:15:21 +0000

This is brilliant— thanks T-Mo

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