How I manage people
What I commit to give my employees
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Mastery
- You will play to your strengths and not your weaknesses - You will learn, develop and grow more than you ever have - You will be objectively evaluated to progress and improve - You will be recognized and appreciated for your work - You will be delegated to - You will have the opportunity to experiment and fail fast, cheap and often - You will be well paid - You will be creatively celebrated - You will be coached to achieve organizational and personal goals - You will have all the tools necessary to do your job well, as well as the barriers removed - You will help capture the collective corporate wisdom we will develop - You will have room for advancement - You will help others increase their mastery |
Autonomy
- You will be able to balance life and work - You will have clear expectations, tasks and project objectives - You will have clear metrics by which you will evaluate and be evaluated - You will be able to innovate - You will be communicated to often and effectively - You will be empowered and trusted - You will be encouraged to take initiatives - You will be listened to by management - You will be able to work here for an extended period of time - You will always know what can and cannot be compromised - You will have a working environment that is safe, comfortable and appealing - You will work in small teams - You will help others increase their autonomy |
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Purpose
- You will fill our Stakeholder’s needs and help people - You will understand your own individual values, interests, talents and aspirations, and find a way to use them to benefit the company - You will stand for something more than profits - You will have an honest and consistent vision from management as well as an example of living the values - You will be treated equally, impartially and fairly - You will be involved in decisions and scenarios that affect you - You will affect positive change and create a new reality - You will share in our collective successes - You will be proud of your work, your team's work, and your company's work - You will feel your work is more than just a job - You will work in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere - You will have agendas to your meetings - You will be able to give back time and resources to a worthy cause - You will have time away to do some good - You will build a legacy you will be proud of - You will help others find joy in their purpose |
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What I expect in return from employees
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Compassion / Attitude
- You are sensitive to others' needs through a commitment to listen, understand, encourage and help - You respectfully cooperate with others to serve and fill the needs, acknowledge their skills and help them learn in the process - You forgive mistakes, praise accomplishments and reframe challenges as learnings - You joyfully share your knowledge, experiences, ideas, emotions - You care for the well-being of the planet, its resources and inhabitants - You interact with utmost respect with everyone you come in contact with, regardless of who they are and what they do |
Courage / Proactivity
- You proactively seek out people, knowledge, experiences, emotions, ideas, challenges, projects, solutions, criticism, learnings - You propose solutions to problems you encounter - You delegate appropriately - You build and contribute to the momentum for Positive Change - You am an example of my values and accountable for my intents and actions - You admit my mistakes and understand the learnings - You persevere and endure through the difficulties and challenges - You give due credit and thanks for everything |
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Competence / Delivery
- You understand the problem and provide a solution, of which you know the consequences - You set your goals, plan the project, manage resources and expectations and deliver them above expectations, cheerfully and inspiring others to do the same - You deliver the 8 Project Critical Success Factors: on time, on budget, on spec, to the satisfaction of all the stakeholders (client, boss, team), with a positive evaluation and meaningful objectives - You adapt to change and understand it is the only constant - You commit to constant improvement and the utmost quality |
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Additional Tools I use to manage people
credit: Gazelles
credit: Gazelles