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The key in any organization is for people to be transparent about what their Zone of Genius is, and then map all activities to the right people through an areas of responsibility list
Matt Mochary • The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
Managing managers.
Frankie Fihn • Beyond the Agency Box
Bob Iger (Ride of a Lifetime) on Leadership:
"You can do a lot for the motivation of the people you work with just by taking the guesswork out of their day to day life"
Staff for strength, not for avoidance of weakness:
In “The Effective Executive”, Peter Drucker emphasizes the importance of focusing on an individual’s strengths rather than trying to cover up their weaknesses. When it comes to staffing, hiring well-rounded candidates can lead to mediocrity. Instead, Drucker suggests that it’s better to hire individ
... See moreThe most important decision you will make when you launch a company is picking the first ten people. Each of them represents 10 per cent of your company culture, your values and your philosophy, so getting those ten people right and binding them together with the right culture, will irreversibly define your company. When a culture is strong, new pe
... See moreSteven Bartlett • The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
“I have always believed that if I could help someone get more of what’s important to him as a person, then everything else will take care of itself.
Charles H. Green • The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Leading with Trust
The talented people who make up Great Groups are not easily led. Often, the leader’s role is simply to keep them pointed in the right direction. At Disney today, Schneider says, management’s role is to facilitate.
Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
In effectively run organizations, the functional leader is responsible for “who” and “how”—providing trained people who are competent in their profession to be used in sequentialized flows. The flow owner (e.g., project leader, program leader, value stream leader) is responsible for the “what” and “when” of how those people are deployed to achieve
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