Managers also often wear the high-anxiety hat. These tasks are performed without any joy and become a painful reminder of problems managers face. These are challenging tasks that test a manager’s competence to function when faced with critical decisions. They may not occur often but they define the manager’s character and involvement. Fortunately there are [...]
Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
SEVEN MANAGEMENT HAT [6]
Posted in as leader, tagged leadership, manager, work on May 4, 2008 | Comments Off
SEVEN MANAGEMENT HAT [4]
Posted in as leader, tagged leader, leadership, manager, people on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
4. THE PEOPLE HAT: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR
The people hat involves gaining an understanding of human behavior. The uniqueness of people needs to be taken into account in developing plans and in making decisions that involve people. Managers very quickly find themselves in a position to make decisions that have current as well as [...]
SEVEN MANAGEMENT HAT [3]
Posted in as leader, tagged leadership, manager on April 25, 2008 | Comments Off
3 THE LEADERSHIP HAT: TAKING THE LEAD
Leadership is the third component of managing. There are those who make a distinction between managing and leading. While leadership is vital, it is only one part of the management process. Leadership doesn’t work in isolation to meet organizational objectives. Keep in mind that we’re considering leadership as it [...]

