I read somewhere that great leaders make decisions when they have 60% of the information.
Any more information, and you’ve waited too long.
Any less information, and you haven’t taken enough time to do your homework to make a good decision.
My best advice for new managers: Just do something.
Don’t get analysis paralysis, just make a decision.
Then make another one.
And another one.
It doesn’t have to be a decision about the problem you’re working on.
It just needs to be a decision.
Get used to making decisions now, and the harder ones will be easier in the future.
Example: I have 10 …read more

I’ve been managing people for most of my adult life. I managed sailors when I was in the Navy, I managed sales people at several sporting goods stores, I managed a few restaurants, and I’ve managed an IT Help Desk. It’s been a while since I’ve been a new manager, and though I have quite a few things I share when folks are new managers, I know I don’t know everything.
So I asked the folks who follow me on Twitter a simple question:
"What your best tip for managers to be?"
What follows is what I got (first graphically, …read more

Looking back at my week, I’ve learned a lot this week from other blogs, and today I’m sharing a few of those learnings with you.

10 Ways to Fail as a Leader – All 10 ways made me think about how I lead my team. The one that struck the deepest chord with me was
7: Do as I say, not what I do If you want your employees to be on time, you need to be on time. If you want your employees to work hard, you need to work hard, if you …read more