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Doers Focus On The Bottom Line
The reason you were hired is to help the organization make the highest and best use of its limited resources. It is not who you are or whom you know that counts; it is what you do that truly matters. You are expected not only to excel at your job, but also to work well […]
Doers Strive For Fruitful Dialogue
As Doers are drawn together in the workplace, their beliefs, values, and practices are bound to create differing options and attitudes. Keeping silent about these differences as though they do not exist—adding them to the list of unresolved issues—erects artificial barriers, stifles fruitful dialogue, and drives well intentioned people apart. The longer the list, the […]
Doers Think And Act Inclusively
Thinking and acting inclusively exposes the probability that no individual team member knows the “truth” and that only by involving others will the pertinent facts be revealed. Introducing inclusionary thinking to the problem solving and decision-making processes can halt the spread of ambiguity and inconsistency, which are the building blocks of dysfunction. Functionality thrives among […]
Performance Assessment Reassures Doers
Doers expect their leaders to form teams and to act in a team-like fashion. If they do not see teamwork modeled from above, there is no inspiration for them to make the necessary compromises to work with their peers cooperatively. Organizations without teamwork at the upper levels develop a reputation for dissent, not cooperation. Doers […]
Doers Work Well With Others
Before you decide to join forces with a colleague you have to ask yourself the question: “What’s in it for me?” At first glance there may appear to be very little benefit. You may have to look a little closer before you realize that you cannot do it alone and really do need what the […]
Doers Get Ahead On Their Own
Coping with a boss who fails to look ahead, focusing instead on bottom-line results and quick fixes, is challenging for a Doer. Such myopically focused managers use their power to keep things from happening by putting previously agreed-upon actions on hold, overriding the recommendations of subordinates and making arbitrary decisions with no explanation. Unfortunately, such […]
Doers Speak Truth To Power
Research shows that the primary reason a manager is likely to fail is not from a lack of skills and abilities, but rather from not being aware of or not having access to critical information that could negatively impact his or her decisions. Management needs to hear the voice of truth from those who are […]
Doers Are Easy To Recognize
Doers occupy positions at all levels from the boardroom to the break room. Although they typically do their thing without calling attention to themselves or to their achievements, Doers are easy to recognize once you know to look for these attributes: Reach across departmental boundaries to build coalitions. Motivate those around them by their determination […]
Working Alone Inhibits Learning
Working alone can be very stressful which is why Doers need support while they are acquiring new skills or taking in new information. A number of things can go wrong if those undergoing training fail to support each other through the process of learning—here are just a few samples of what can happen. Followers will […]
Doers Face Up To Difficulties Ahead
Full disclosure from the executive level exposes Doers to the truth about the difficulties they’re about to face. More importantly it triggers the search for new tools and new ways to improve performance and to improve the bottom line. Most importantly, it generates a whole new set of critical questions like Are we missing something? […]
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