ben

Managers can't really issue orders, right? Because there is no command-and-control. So what do they do? Whisper sweet dreams into ears and coerce for the rest?

I guess what I'm asking is, what is the platonic form of management leadership (NOT c-&-c and coercion)?

Nov 15, 2022 at 2:51pmWeb
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Show threadByron MillerNov 15, 2022
@hiredthought Ultimatums is how i perceive some of that top down authority
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@byron_miller coercion! there must be something better. some say "intent" but I am unsure.
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@hiredthought yeah i guess some operate on the dog biscuit kind of approach of rewarding in the direction they want to go
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@byron_miller yeah BOOOOO
Show threadLarry ClappNov 15, 2022

@hiredthought I don't know what I'd call it besides "good management".

If I didn't want to do what my manager told me, we'd have a conversation about it. I'd convince him, or he'd convince me, or we might ask the rest of the team.

Ditto if I was a manager and my direct didn't want to do what I asked them to do.

If you don't trust your direct's reasons for doing (or not) the things they do (or them vice versa), that's a deal breaker that needs to be resolved before anything else.