"It was one of the few missions that went off on schedule."... It was October of 1984. I had...
Leadership topic - manage
Manage is step two of the empower framework: leaders who manage work with resources efficiently and effectively. Clearly and comfortably delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions with responsibility and accountability; Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; Excellent at delegation, goal formation, managing employees, and meeting management.
Roadblock – Has low detail orientation; lets things fall through the cracks;
Start with Goals, Delegation or Rhythm, then see how it plays out across the Styx series.
Let the Children Play… manage the bad news before it manages you?
Being "different" was a core competency of not just me, but my boss for this season, and probably...
Evil Ways… manage the state you bring into the room?
Driving 80 mph through the snow storm that closed the airport, my friend said... "What? It's just...
Dust in the Wind… manage the minutes you keep promising?
"Dad is a few 2 or 3?"... 1985, we were in Friendswood in our first house. There is a story of my...
City of Blinding Lights… manage the day after you leave?
"I am not going to be here on Day 61."The gig was supposed to be an architectural redesign for a...
Our Lips Are Sealed… manage the whole song, or only the chorus?
manage the whole song, or only the chorus?"I can't manage this without you... and I can't read you...
Real World… manage the seat before it empties?
manage the seat before it empties?"The cancer is back" ... said by a good friend, in the season...
In Bloom… who are you actually Compressing in that room?
...who are you actually Compressing in that room?"...but you always say 3 sentences too many""You...
Mr. Jones… manage the part of you that wants to be in every band?
manage the part of you that wants to be in every band?I own 37 guitars...Your bar keeps moving...
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss… manage what Seeds cost?
manage what Seeds cost?My review came in the mail...I was 19, and I opened my performance review...
Nothing as it seems… can you manage Alive?
managing to stay Alive…“Semiconductor memory will never fly in space.” The PhD in our...
Mind management
Mind management… A bear walked across my deck in Virginia… I stood perfectly still ... completely...
managing Outcomes
Coming of age in Tyler – deep East Texas – many things managed my trajectory through this season… and into the better part of my life. My parents didn’t let me “work” so I could focus on my “job” … to get good grades, the doorway to what would be coming. Work hard, study hard, and that will pay off with Outcomes… which, to be honest, were pretty unspecific.
Do you manage with Virtue?
Interviewing for my last “real” corporate gig, my peer was venting about his team – and how they were not “leading” like he wanted them to. I wasn’t a coach – officially yet – but asked what seemed obvious … “Well, have you told them what you expected?”













