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You’re an S
| Guest post by: Howard Miller |
Article Overview: A common trap and pitfall for managers to avoid
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You’re an S
As a manager, have you ever had to own something you did which doesn't show you at your best?
Over 10 years ago, I was attending a very dry technical seminar. To make it worse, the instructor was more boring then the material. It was late in the day. We were all tired and very, very restless.
All of a sudden the instructor was talking about how to generate output from the computer. The way he described it was getting the computer to take a dump. He kept repeating when you take a dump.
Needless to say we tried to not laugh out loud. At first we were successful. We laughed quietly and smiled at each other. But the more he said when you take a dump the harder it was not to just get hysterically laughing. It didn't take long before it was hard to breathe because we were laughing so hard.
The instructor never asked or got what was funny.
Recently I was teaching a management course and was covering the DiSC behavioral method. The conversations on this assessment are always different depending on the number's of D (dominant), I (influence), S (steady) and C's (conscientious) we have in the workshop
In this particular class I had one S (steady).
So I started to say you're an S.
I noticed a couple of people smiling and laughing. I asked what was funny. They told me. Up till then I didn't get what you're an S sounded like!
So I laughed.
And continued to use the phrase!
I could have been embarrassed or intimated if I viewed I was the reason for a laugh. But as the leader I appreciated I could contribute to the learning experience, albeit unintentionally, and connect with them in a different way.
As managers and leaders, when you accept and are okay with something that could make you look not your best:
- It sends a message to your team that you don't have to be perfect
It can bond you and your team in a different way
Alternative solutions might be discovered which otherwise wouldn't get known And what you did might be remembered for a long time. You are a part of history!
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About the Author: Howard Miller RSS for Howard's articles - Visit Howard's website Howard Miller teaches management skills to new managers, seasoned managers, entrepreneurs and executives. He is on the faculty of AMA (American Management Association) and teaches courses including Skills for New Managers, Increasing Managerial Effectiveness, and Successfully Managing People). Topics include delegation and motivation methodologies, conflict, how to deal with difficult people, understanding values and behavior, feedback and listening skills. Clients include mid-range to large companies such as the IRS, Blue Cross Blue Shield, IBM, state government, public school districts, and non profit organizations. Howard also does executive and business coaching with the Ken Blanchard organization. Howard is the author of two book; You're Full of Shift, which contains short stories which demonstrate shifting difficult situations to opportunities and The Manager Trap: 13 ½ Pitfalls to Avoid which showcases common traps and pitfalls managers fall into including using a 4 letter word beginning with F that they should avoid! Click here to visit Howard's website   Having your cake and eating it too Motivation with consequences Always isnt every time You didnt say Id be fired My employee seems to be sick on Fridays and Mondays |
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