There’s More Than One Way

I want to talk with those of you manage people about the necrosis that has said in with many of you.

You know the right way to do everything.

I know.

I project that myself and others give their power to me regularly because I KNOW. I KNOW EVERYTHING.

When my wife and I bought our first house on Long Island and were facing our first snowfall, I was going to be at work in New York and she was going to pick up the snow shovel for me at Home Depot. I told her what I wanted and she bought it for me and start to shovel the snow before I got home.

It was when her back started to hurt her, only then did she remember that I had grown up in apartments where superintendents took care of things like that and I know nothing about snow shovels.

That’s a trivial example.

Remember when you are a beginner you would second-guess your manager about how things should be done. Many times you were wrong. Many times your manager was wrong.

Now you’re the manager.

Many times you’re going to be wrong.

Have you ever considered asking your people their opinion about a decision to be made?

Yes?

Great!