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I received this via an email today and thought it worth sharing.

In this era of shrinking jobs, I've observed that some managers seem to become MORE authoriTARIAN, harsh, punitive, dogmatic, acting more insecure, hostile, combative.

Employees feel desperate, threatened, defensive, combative.

All such increases the cortisol in the blood stream and shortens everyone's life as well as making whatever life is left fairly miserable.

The qualities of the excellent bosses are worth pondering and owning, incorporating into one's leadership and organization--even churches. If there's ever an era needing Christ-like managers and workers, it is now.

1 posted on 04/30/2012 9:37:01 AM PDT by Quix
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To: Alamo-Girl; Amityschild; AngieGal; AnimalLover; Ann de IL; aposiopetic; aragorn; auggy; ...

END TIMES PING LIST PING


2 posted on 04/30/2012 9:39:01 AM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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9. Our society offers unlimited ability to slack off. People work here because they want to work. My job is to make that as easy and rewarding as possible.

10. No one knows a job better than the person actually doing it. Tell them what needs to be done, not how to do it. Recognize and reward innovation.

11. Delegate, don't dump.

4 posted on 04/30/2012 9:42:21 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1196 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still...])
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More direct link:
http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/8-core-beliefs-of-extraordinary-bosses.html


6 posted on 04/30/2012 9:50:03 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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12) Remember this Reagan Quote - “You can accomplish much if you don’t care who gets the credit”


8 posted on 04/30/2012 9:51:55 AM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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From the mind of Scott Adams.

10 posted on 04/30/2012 9:59:47 AM PDT by Hodar ( Who needs laws; when this FEELS so right?)
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Many of these management techniques, if I am not mistaken, are intrinsic to good military leadership, and I know that some of them are central to the leadership techniques taught to young officers in the Marine Corps’ Basic School.
I am reminded of the plaque that hangs in the administrative wing of The Basic School:

“In every war, Marines have borne a heavy burden far out of proportion to their limited numbers. This fact stands as a silent tribute to the individual Marine. Our present Basic School student will soon be leading Marines. It is your mission to educate this young officer and thereby make him worthy of this privilege.”

I look forward to comments from business people and those with a military background.


12 posted on 04/30/2012 10:07:00 AM PDT by paterfamilias
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"I Love to Fire People" ...

Mitt Romney ...


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14 posted on 04/30/2012 10:10:25 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne (Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin "will win" the 2012 GOP Nomination in Tampa !)
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Bookmark


16 posted on 04/30/2012 10:17:14 AM PDT by Popman (America is squandering its wealth on riotous living, war, and welfare.)
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Good list, with three small addendums.... 6. Change equals growth, not pain. ...But change for change's sake is never positive. If improvements are offered through change, then it's worthwhile. Otherwise, stability is more important to promote.

7. Technology offers empowerment, not automation. ...It offers both. To say otherwise is disingenuous.

8. Work should be fun, not mere toil. Sometimes it's one, sometimes the other. If it was 100% fun, then there'd be no need for compensation.

Otherwise, not too bad. :-)

21 posted on 04/30/2012 10:33:50 AM PDT by wbill
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Ping


22 posted on 04/30/2012 10:42:35 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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The differences in management styles are beautifully illustrated in the movie “Moby Dick”, as the three boats are chasing the Great White Whale.

In one boat, the First Mate is berating the oarsmen, and calling them names to make them row faster.

The second boat has Starbuck quietly urging and encouraging the men to row steady and together.

And the third boat has Captain Ahab sharing his creepy obsession with his crew. Eventually he starts rowing too! :-)
I always thought that was a fascinating scene!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryIK9TLAoAs&feature=related


23 posted on 04/30/2012 10:51:41 AM PDT by left that other site
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Management is service, not control.

I've always liked this one. If I EVER get to manage a group of people, I'm going to tell them that their job is to make me look good, and by the same token my job is to make THEM look good. win-win. Also that another part of my job is to get the obstacles that are holding them back out of the way.

27 posted on 04/30/2012 10:58:57 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Cheney/Rumsfeld 2012)
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“I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves.”

This hasn’t changed. Be aware that there are children of THE WORD and children of the world. And the children of the world will join the pack to devour you.


33 posted on 04/30/2012 11:33:26 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Good stuff!


39 posted on 05/02/2012 8:30:37 AM PDT by Mad Dawg (Si cum canibus magnis currere non potes, sta in portico.)
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