I spent several years running a leadership and management program for supervisors, managers, and executives. The following list is a summation of that experience and growing several companies. Once you have started developing your own talent, here are some rules for leading and managing.
GreenMark Consulting Group Growing Managers Series: Management Nursery
We started this series covering “The Discipline of Management” and “Promoting Smart”, the conversation now shifts to “Running a Manager Nursery”. I use the word manager but we meant anybody you intend to train, cross-train, and promote. Whether it is a technician to crew leader or crew leader to manager, this is what a successful grow your own nursery looks like
What Characteristics Separate the Elite 5% of Fast Growth Companies From the Rest?
One outcome from our research on fast job creation was the determination of four characteristics that separate the elite 5 percent from the herd. The following represents the data with an understanding that each organization pursued these four characteristics in ways unique to them.
Grow Your Managers
The right person to place into a position of responsibility in your business is out there, but given the current challenges of the labor market, your ability to attract them is limited. The right person for a self-managed business needs to be grown internally.
Developing Your Own Talent
Once you start developing your own talent, there are rules for leading and managing people. The following sums up my experience leading people, plus growing several companies.
