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Turn that org chart upside-down! | Information Wants To Be Free
In the post, Swartz also talks about learning about your employees (what motivates them, what their strengths/weaknesses are), delegating responsibilities, prioritizing, and offering feedback. There’s a lot of really great insight in this post (which is more like an instruction manual than a simple blog post), so if you’re a manager or an aspiring manager, it’s definitely worth reading.
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Instead of the standard “org chart” with a CEO at the top and employees growing down like roots, turn the whole thing upside down. Employees are at the top — they’re the ones who actually get stuff done — and managers are underneath them, helping them to be more effective.
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Paradox of success: the Stockdale Paradox — Hoover’s Business Insight Zone
“This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end — which you can never afford to lose — with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.”
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Amazon.com: The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield: John McPhee: Books
Recommended by my professor, he wanted us to focus on where Frank Boyden placed his desk. Think accessibility, communication and removing barriers.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
