Suggesting that he should act ‘As-If’ his work life was organized, his executive team made better decisions quicker and his team achieved what we defined as high-performance. This was more than a thought exercise, it was time for this executive to actually behave As-If.
Coaching and development for 5 high potential managers. Currently the managers are struggling with a change in their role. Their direct manager is noticing a lapse in time for responses to customers and project members, poor delegation of tasks and prioritization of incoming and outgoing work, plus increased signs of stress with the employees.
It has happened to all of us, someone at work (your manager, coworker, subordinate, peer, vendor, customer, etc…) pisses you off and you go off an angry tirade about how resistant and uncooperative they are.
On and on and on.
While these statements may be true, they are not really useful in creating any solutions and changes to getting your work done.
If people do not feel that they have some upward influence on their manager over time they will stop supplying advice or feedback.