Building enthusiasm |
Monitoring work - looking over shoulders |
Being real, authentic |
Hiding behind a shield of position or power |
Allowing mistakes |
Punishing others for mistakes |
Valuing each Staff Member's contribution |
Valuing position hierarchy |
Trusting and respecting team members |
Being suspicious of people |
Giving direction through involvement, pitching in |
Controlling and ruling from the office |
Making constructive use of differences |
Squashing conflicts |
Letting go |
Hanging on |
Acting as advocate and champion |
Protecting personal turf |
Providing face to face and two-way communication |
Issuing memos, e-mail and one-way communication |
Being clear and consistent in practice |
Playing favorites and political games |
Listening with understanding |
Listening to what s/he wants to hear |
Facilitating |
Directing |
Offering regular positive, reinforcing feedback |
Waiting until mistakes are made, then criticizing |
Holding positive expectations based on strengths |
Focusing on inadequacies |
Specifying behavior that needs to change |
Generalizing about poor attitude or personality problems |
Communicating information regularly |
Holding back information for "your own good" |
Treating people as adults |
Treating people like kids |
Creating a climate of confidence and freedom to express ideas |
Maintaining atmosphere of caution and fear |