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What Great Bosses Know about Quiet Leadership
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November 19, 2009 04:27 AM PST
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Quiet leaders are often introverts. When I recently wrote about introverts and extroverts for my SuperVision column on Poynter.org, an introverted editor offered to add her tips for others like her, who may be more quiet than their extroverted colleagues, but have plenty to say. In today's "Great Bosses" podcast, I add more tips for introverted managers. Hope you enjoy.
Jill Geisler
Group Leader, Leadership and Management programs
The Poynter Institute.

What Great Bosses Know about Morale
Clean
November 15, 2009 06:44 PM PST
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Morale can take a beating in tough times, but great bosses know that while no one wants a salary cut, money isn't the only driver of morale. The Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler shares ten tips for building morale, even when budgets and staffing are tight. She talks candidly about whether bosses can ever make everyone happy.

What Great Bosses Know about Leading New Teams
Clean
November 08, 2009 08:01 PM PST
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Leading a new team is tricky. Great bosses know they need to make a strong and positive impression right from the start and avoid the mistakes that can undermine their credibility.
The Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler shares key do's and don't for managers taking over new teams.

What Great Bosses Know about Success
Clean
November 07, 2009 07:07 PM PST
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Success as an employee meant being a top performer. When employees move into management, the definition of success changes. Now it is all about helping others succeed - and that can be a challenging transition. The Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler shares insights into how great bosses define their own success.

What Great Bosses Know about Public Speaking
Clean
November 04, 2009 07:39 PM PST
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Public speaking comes with the territory for leaders and managers, but not everyone is comfortable facing an audience. The Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler draws on her background in broadcast journalism and her teaching experience to offer six helpful public speaking tips. You can read the text of this podcast on Poynter.org -- to see how she demonstrates the tips through her delivery on this recording.

What Great Bosses Know about Playing Favorites
Clean
November 01, 2009 04:49 PM PST
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Playing favorites isn't a bad thing -- provided bosses do it for the right reasons and share those reasons with the staff. Employees deserve to know how their colleagues earn plum assignments, schedules or perks. When they don't, they assume the wrong reasons. And there are plenty of wrong reasons for playing favorites. The Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler gives advice and warnings about the art of playing favorites.

What Great Bosses Know about Micromanaging
Clean
October 27, 2009 01:10 PM PDT
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Micromanagers aren't popular. But there are a variety of reasons why they behave as they do - ranging from fear to guilt to control-freakness -- to having a staff that isn't skills-ready for more independence. In tough economic times, it is tempting for even good bosses to micromanage for results. But there's a real danger involved. Poynter's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler explains.

What Great Bosses Know about Extroverts
Clean
October 25, 2009 11:54 AM PDT
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Extroverts are energized by the connections they make with people. They think by talking. That might be helpful to some facets of the work of managers -- but being an extrovert can pose challenges. Great bosses understand how to get the best out of extroverts and minimize the worst aspects. And they know their own type well enough to be self-managing as well. The Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler explains, and shares some true confessions about her "extrovert mistakes."

What Great Bosses Know about Introverts
Clean
October 21, 2009 11:55 AM PDT
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Introverts aren't shy or antisocial, so why do some people assume that about them? Great bosses (who may be introverts themselves) know how exactly how to get the best from the introverts on their staff. The Poynter Institute's leadership expert Jill Geisler shares ten things great bosses should know about introverts.

What Great Bosses Know about Calm in the Storm
Clean
October 19, 2009 07:09 AM PDT
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Calm in the storm: it is the gift leaders share with their teams. It helps people do their best work, even when the stakes and high and the pressure is intense. Great bosses understand that their mood and tone are contagious. Unfortunately, many bosses spread anxiety and confusion during crisis because they don't value or haven't chosen to be calm in a crisis. Want to build that skill? The Poynter Institute's leadership expert Jill Geisler shares some tips.

What Great Bosses Know about Coaching
Clean
October 11, 2009 09:03 PM PDT
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Coaching, when done right, helps employees grow their skills. Why, then, do so many bosses just fix things rather than coach people? The Poynter Institute's leadership expert Jill Geisler believes it is because most bosses were promoted for their craft skills -- and few received any training in coaching. But they can learn how to stop fixing and start coaching, making things better for everyone.

What Great Bosses Know about Mediocrity
Clean
October 06, 2009 08:10 PM PDT
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Mediocrity is a challenge for bosses. In the fattest of times, managers might let lackluster performance slide, but in tough times every team member needs to pull his or her weight -- and then some. So, how do great bosses help people move up from mediocrity? The Poynter Institute's Jill Geisler shares tips.

What Great Bosses Know about Their Ears
Clean
October 04, 2009 05:14 PM PDT
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Listening is an important but often elusive skill of bosses. They're busy and multitasking and often fail to give employees their full attention. But multi-taskers aren't the only lousy listeners. The Poynter Institute's leadership expert Jill Geisler identifies nine more and hopes you don't see yourself in this crowd.

What Great Bosses Know about Their "Evil Twins"
Clean
September 30, 2009 12:59 PM PDT
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"Evil Twins" cause a good deal of trouble for bosses. The Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler believes most bosses have an Evil Twin. She developed her Evil Twin theory after seeing feedback on hundreds of managers that demonstrated a disconnect between the boss and the staff's perception of a boss's actions. For example: good managers who view themselves as "not asking anything of you that I wouldn't do myself" can be seen by their staff as their Evil Twin, the "Micromanager". So how do we control those Evil Twins? Jill shares advice in this podcast.

What Great Bosses Know about Feedback
Clean
September 28, 2009 11:04 AM PDT
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Feedback is something employees crave and bosses should provide. Why is it that bosses overestimate the quality and quantity of the positive feedback they provide? The Poynter Institute's leadership and management expert Jill Geisler offers some insights into why the gap exists and what bosses can do about it.

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