ManagingUP!

Management is just that....managing. 

While managing is the necessary and parallel task to that of leading, it encompasses the "grunt work" of logistical and technical supplementals that allow an organization to move efficiently and effectively toward its espoused Vision.

The best leaders I know put an array of deployment strategies in place to "manage" the organization:

• They hire and empower people that understand the desired outcomes and have the skills to make those outcomes a reality.
• They coordinate the team in constant evaluation and modification of the systems that allow for smooth, consistent, and efficacious interface with the "customers," always with the Vision as the backdrop of the work.
• They constantly seek and adopt technical tools that serve the customer well, and that serve those who are serving the customer well.
• They constantly hammer away at the Vision through all kinds of messaging mechanisms so that every stakeholder -- internal and external -- understands clearly WHY the organization exists and WHAT outcomes it is pursuing.

These wise leaders understand that meaningless, redundant, non-purposeful work is............de-energizing work. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Manage UP!