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I. |
Ownership |
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Love What You Do–and help others find jobs to do what they really are passionate about. Help them find WIIFM (What’s In It For Me). |
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2. |
Empower Others–with clear expectations, guidelines and the support to succeed. |
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Keep a Light Touch–know when to leave them alone and when to “shape” their environment and keep them in-bounds. |
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4. |
Promote Ownership–self-initiative and a sense of responsibility. |
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Sub Total for Ownership |
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II. |
Support |
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Overcome Obstacles–that prevent others from being creative and innovative. |
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Protect Them From Too Much Stress–burn-out and rust-out are both wrong; the middle ground of energy and pressure is best for learning. |
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7. |
Use Brainstorming and Mind Mapping–as well as other creative processes on a regular basis. |
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Provide Adequate Resources–and the tools and training to succeed. |
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Sub Total for Support |
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III. |
Communications |
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Active Listening–to give others a full hearing and the respect their ideas deserve. |
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10. |
Tolerate Ambiguity–have few rules and policies, yet be deadly serious and consistent about them. |
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Provide Access to Voluminous Information–of all types, including the business, the plans, the financials, and anything else they might want. The criteria of “need to know” is obsolete. |
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Be Responsive to New Ideas–and look for the “nuggets” in them, versus why they won’t work. |
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Sub Total for Communications |
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IV. |
Feedback |
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Reward Others–for creativity, new ideas and follow-through, and continuous improvement, with a focus on positive recognition, new learning and growth opportunities as well as financially. |
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14. |
Debrief Projects and Events–to create recognition and learning from experiences and for future creativity. |
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Balance Your Knowledge About a Topic–there is a danger of knowing too much or of knowing too little. Abdication and micro-management are both wrong. |
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Strong Performance Expectations and Accountability–are helpful if used to guide direction, clarity and channel energy. Goal setting is the #1 criteria for success in all the literature. |
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Sub Total for Feedback |
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IV. |
Growth |
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Allow Sensible Risk-Taking–and small failures as learning experiences. |
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Stress Continuous Improvement–and reward progress, not perfection. Quality Improvement in your Daily Work (QIDW) is key. |
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Provide Developmental Activities–to keep their minds active and their hearts fertile. |
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Develop a Shared Consensus on the “What” Only–and leave the “how to” up to others’ imagination. |
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Sub Total for Growth |
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V. |
Systems View |
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Keep the Long Term in Mind–and don’t sweat the small stuff. |
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Take a Broader Systems View–in order to get the right perspective and multiple causes and goals for difficult problems and puzzles. |
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Keep the Big Picture in Mind at All Times–and help others to have the ability to see it also. |
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24. |
Provide a Team Environment–and broader cooperation by actively promoting and modeling it yourself. |
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Sub Total for Systems View |
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Total Score |
