Dive Brief:
- Most managers, both inside and outside of HR, have too little time to do what needs to be done these days.
- Writing at Forbes.com, Vitcor Lipman, author of The Type B Manager: Leading Successfully in a Type A World, noted that there are many ways to spend that time, so becoming mired in "operational details" can take over.
- Given that rapid pace, Lipman offers 11 questions managers should ask themselves to try make better sense of what they do and how they are doing it.
Dive Insight:
A few of the 11 key questions manages need to ponder include: Am I really spending my energies on the right things? How well do I understand my company’s business? How well do I understand my employees? Am I holding my employees accountable for the results the organization most needs?
At the end, Lipman asks: Do I always set an example others unhesitatingly want to follow? He says this is critical because it makes life much less stressful and productive if a manager can answer yes. After all, he writes, "loyalty begets productivity," and a "positive example is a painless, powerful way to make your job easier: because others will want to follow your lead."
