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3. Be willing to collaborate• It may not be in someone’s financial interest to cooperate. 

• Much more can be achieved when we bring every one to the table at once

 – people are aware with this but still resist collaboration as they are

unwilling to share the credit.

• Example : Person who ran manufacturing & who ran marketing & sells

didn’t get along well.( at own business of author ) 

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4. Be willing to lead initiative• People are often reluctant to be associated with untested idea,

particularly if it crosses the functional boundaries.

• Example : Six sigma implementation at Allied Signal

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5. Develop the leader as youdevelop.

• One should take as much interest in their sub-ordinate’s development as

they do in their own – if not more.

• Example : Author had a boss, a midlevel manager at GE

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6. Stay current

• We should be aware of what’s going on in the world – just

because what happens in the world affects what happens

to us, to our marketplace & to our competition.

• Know what’s going on with customers – how they are

changing how their competition is changing, how

technologies & world events affecting their strategies.

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7. Drive your own growth

• Starch the working boundaries in tough assignments.

• Make addition in your existing work profile.

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boss

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1. Provide clarity of direction• Leader should communicate clearly where the business is going & what

benefits will if we accomplish what we set out to achieve.

• Boss should explain relevant financial results & the progress of any

operational or strategic initiative.

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2. Set goals & objectives• In addition to team goals, each person should know exactly what

individual goals he or she is going to be measured over a given period &

where invest precious time.

• Promotions & Bonus schemes should be based on such merits.

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3. Give frequent, specific & immediate feedback.

• Employees shouldn’t have to wait for an annual review to learn how they

are doing, & if the feedback is going to help driver the growth , then it

needs to be as specific as possible.

• No complicated forms of assessment.

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4. Be decisive & Timely• Decisiveness isn’t useful if it isn’t timely. 

• Asking for help is not a sign of weakness but of a self confidence.

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5. Be accessible• Boss should be available to get informed for everything at least when it is

in his interest.

- Frequently – a boss doesn’t learn that someone is leaving a company

until he is about to walk out the door.

• Boss should develop such environment where subordinate feel free to

share the bad news also.

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6. Demonstrate honesty & truthfullness

7. Offer an equitablecompensation plan

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Thank You Very Muchfor listening.