How to Be a Great Boss
by Gino Wickman and René Boer
The EOS take on management: delegate and elevate, the five leadership practices and five management practices, quarterly conversations and the People Analyzer. It is simple and operational, which is its point.
Read it if…
you were promoted into managing people and want a checklist that works.
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Skip it if…
you want leadership theory; this is nuts and bolts.
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Three things you will actually use
- Give clear expectations, then let go.
- Reward and recognize quickly.
- Quarterly conversations prevent surprises.
Do this first
Hold a 90-minute quarterly conversation with each direct report, no agenda beyond what is working and what is not.
Our verdict
Simple management checklist.
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