Jamie Morley

Alexander, I will read your recommendation since I have not heard of it before. two of my favorite leadership books are "Servant Leadership" and "Flight of the Buffalo." In the latter, the book compares the leadership strategies of Buffalo and Geese. Buffalo herds have one leader and when the herd is in danger the buffalos surround the leader. Unfortunately, if the leader gets killed, the herd scatters and is decimated because none of the other buffalo were ever trained to be the leader. Geese fly in a V formation. Every goose is taught how to be at the front of… >>>

Alexander, You are right! Having confidence and surrounding yourself with capable people are keys to success. A good manager or team leader needs to be able to help channel or compartmentalize great ideas into actionable ones and then motivate the team to want to accomplish something. It is wonderful when team members have complimenting skill sets. However, sometimes you don't get to pick your team. If you were a manager and you had a team of motivated folks who had similar skill sets and all wanted their ideas to be utilized, how would you motivate and manage them? Dr. Jamie… >>>

Margaret, You make some good observations. A manager’s role is to communicate effectively, train their people to do a good job, get your team the tools necessary to do the job, and then help them clear a path to get it done. One way to change negative attitudes is to show people that change is possible and change is good. So often people feel overworked because of the inefficiencies of the process, as opposed to the actual job itself. They are frustrated with an ordering process, or paperwork required, or time it takes to get a decision. Always start the… >>>