Archive for November, 2011
Ah, it is just that attitude that makes silos grow in companies. Many companies here even exacerbate it by having finance and other departments report back to overseas headquarters. Yes, trust issues are often at core. Companies have workers in China but trust the wrong people and then get burned and have…trust issues. They then […]
Continue Reading →Empowerment is not a new topic, but we leaders often do not apply it very well in businesses. I am a former Army officer, and there it was clear to me that I just had one gun and my men had forty. My primary job was to get everyone to be as good at their […]
Continue Reading →Some time back, I was leading a private manufacturing company, and they let me go. The event brings out a principle that I want to emphasize today. I spent my days building the organization and making sure high quality product got out the door while we did this. I built a team that could work together. […]
Continue Reading →Hire the right people, and then invest in them. Give them lots of feedback, both good and constructive. Think through what they can be, and list what they need to get there. Then make it happen. One of the main things people need to get there is experiences that stretch them. They need to be […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Surely, this is not a new idea. I suggest it is taken too lightly just the same. A company I helped had a middle aged conservative engineer who had never led anythng in his life. Many said he was afraid of his shadow. They had a productions manager who spent much of his time networking […]
Continue Reading →I am off my recent series today to note an inventory method leaders can use. Inventory is a time consuming headache. Naturally, depending on your product or boss, you may need to do a 100% inventory anywhere from annually to daily. As most of us are somewhere in between, we as leaders can keep our […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →One of my favorite sayings is “Understand first, decide second”. In China, it takes longer to understand, so people often decide before understanding. This is especially true with people. We tend to think workers just want money. That is generally important to get them to join. But being understood helps keep them. We need to […]
Continue Reading →Posted in: China, Leadership, Motivating Workers
Leave a Comment (0) →What do workers need from you as a leader? Well, lots of things and my blog archive has many thoughts related to motivating workers and developing teams and more, but today I just post these few simple points which I hope to develop in the weeks to come. Care about workers, really understand them Choose […]
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