Sunday Management Six Pack 10-25-09

This week’s Sunday Management Six Pack is the last one ever on Slacker Manager, at least by this writer (Phil Gerbyshak). I’ll explain why in a soon to be written article.

This week brings some thoughts on sandhill cranes, Al Jarreau, and much more!

Keep reading for this week’s Sunday Management Six Pack…

Leadership and Sandhill Cranes is this week’s first article, written by Steve Roesler:

Sandhill cranes are large birds who fly great distances across continents. They also have some remarkable qualitites…

Lisa Haneberg wrote the insightful Al Jarreau and Metaphors for Success:

I attended an Al Jarreau concert this week and it got me thinking about the first time I heard and fell in love with Jarreau’s music and how that experience shaped my definition of success and stress management practices. I have written a lot about the power of small actions (the Butterfly Effect) and this is a good example of how people can have a profound and lasting impact through small actions or gifts.

Michael Wade made me think about management in a new way with Living Deliberately:

I recently recalled the cab driver who explained why he had not had an accident in over 30 years of driving busy city streets. He said that when he drives, that’s all he does. He doesn’t listen to the radio. He doesn’t look at girls. He doesn’t marvel at the scenery.

He drives.

Terry Seamon offers insight from Kenny Moore about Specializing in the Impossible (which management can  be sometimes):

The St. Matthias Employment Ministry had invited Kenny to be the guest speaker for a mini-retreat called “Keeping Your Sanity, Your Sense of Humor, and Your Soul in Today’s Workplace.” Attracting an audience of the unemployed, as well as some who are employed, Kenny shared his wisdom. Here are a couple of his points that deeply resonated with me.

Scot Herrick writes one for employees (and anyone who reports to someone else) with 5 Simple Tips to Earn More Respect from Your Manager:

Working with management can seem like a dark science filled with conspiracy theories.Cubicle Warriors simplify the management relationship by following a few simple tips to keep working with management in perspective.

Rosa Say offers a very thought provoking article with Who Leads? You do. In the Sweet Spot:

The trouble with “all or nothing” is that it is often too intimidating to choose all, making it much too easy to choose nothing.

Reality is, most of our naturally occurring choices fall in between the two, and their outcome would significantly improve if they became choices which were more conscious and intentional. ‘In between’ all or nothing can be a very good place to be.

In fact, ‘in between’ is where you find the Sweet Spot.

Last but not least is Tim Milburn’s fun and insightful prose on People Are People:

I just returned recently from Vienna, Austria where I spoke to a Christian International School there. There were students from over 30 countries and a wide variety of nationalities. It was amazing to hear all of the different dialects and observe their cultural idiosyncrasies.

Fortunately, for me, everyone spoke English. Thus, I didn’t have to overcome a language barrier. Although I did try to do my best not to be too American in the words and phrases I used (slang!).

I came away from the trip with a lot of great memories. For the purpose of this post, I simply want to focus on one simple observation:

People are People

What did you learn this week? Share your thoughts below.

And stay tuned for a BIG announcement, coming very soon!

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