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General

πŸ’‘ Management = "Create Space to be Awesome" = "Purpose + Autonomy + Mastery + Inclusion" -

πŸ’‘ There are three kinds of managers: the shit umbrella, the shit funnel and the shit fan. -

🐾 Tell people that I believe in them and why I believe in them -

πŸ’‘ The demand upon a resource tends to expand to match its supply if the price is zero. Example: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion -

πŸ’‘ Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership. -

I get incredibly nervous when actions don't conform to words, because then I have to track actions -

Structuring Charts

πŸ”­ SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis -

Brainstorming

🐾 1-2-4-all -

🐾 When brainstorming a problem: Think about 7 outlandish, completely unrealistic solutions to the problem, and then about 3 realistic ones. This unleashes more creativity and out-of-the-box-thinking -

Communication

🐾 Repeat yourself at least 7 times: Others still need to hear beyond the point when you're worried you've been repetitive -

🐾 Managers don't quarrel in front of the team -

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Meri Williams
Caterina Fake
Meri Williams
Various, including Cyril Northcote Parkinson
Peter Drucker
Wladimir Nikoluk
obscure/unknown
Liberating Structures
Sean Bonner
Meri Williams
Kari PenttilΓ€