In the fist of a two-part episode, Rachel and Stuart discuss three of the ten attributes of EXCEPTIONAL managerial practice.
The Attributes:
- Developing and Mentoring
- Delegating EFFECTIVELY
- Preparing for the Next Challenge
- Transitioning from a Conceptual/Strategic Mindset to a Concrete/Tactical Mindset, and/or Vice Versa
- Influencing in all Directions and with a Diverse Range of Individuals
- Moving Toward, not away From, Having Difficult Conversations
- Under-Promising, Over-Delivering
- Taking Calculated Risks
- Viewing Shortcomings and Failures as Opportunities for Development and Growth
- And MANAGING
Key Moments:
- Stuart identifies what he thinks is the single most critical element of exceptional management practice
- Rachel reveals how teaching her baby sister to load the dishwasher was a game changer
- She also discusses how she struggled early on with delegating, but eventually realized how effective it was as both a way of training less experienced staff and avoiding burnout
- Stuart manages to work into a single episode both "dilly-dally" and "kick-a**"; two of his favorite descriptors!
- Rachel and Stuart discuss the differences between "mentoring" and "developing," and how, if you occupy a managerial role, you are, by default, responsible for both
- Stuart assures us that not all information we gather is relevant
- And Rachel discusses how gathering information helps with her anxiety
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Thank you to HoliznaCCO for our outstanding Intro and Outro music: "Strangers"