‘Communicating via micromanagement isn’t a personality flaw; it’s a breakdown in the fundamentals of delegation.’ In the Harvard Business Review article, “Why is Micromanagement so infectious?” the authors describe some reasons why and how micromanaging can spread into an organization’s culture.  And reduce our effectiveness at communicating. One of the reason’s they cite is due to
Picture this 2-part quandary: Delivering content to a diverse group of students (new v. experienced) material that is not over the heads of the new folks AND not too simple for the experienced folks. Delivering content to a folks that come from completely diverse fields. Such as: fire, law and EMS sitting next to
A new acquaintance recently asked about my business. I told him that I help response leaders improve, among other things. He, like so many, believe that leadership is reserved for the person at the very top of an organization. A description I don’t agree with, as you likely know by now. Because it was on
Actually, whack-a-mole in reverse. Â For, you know, better student engagement. (Had a sheltered childhood and don’t know the game? Check this out … and then hurry back)Not everybody wants to talk, but everybody wants to be heard.Instead of suppressing the mild mannered dude in the 3rd row, what can we do to draw them out? Maybe their
Fear feeds on a powerful combination of two ingredients: The incident that induces the fear (darkness, fire, snakes, falling, public speaking, etc.) The helpless feeling of not knowing how to respond to that incident. As responders, we’ve likely all been on the business end of a fear-inducing incident. However, most aren’t remembered that way