Tag Archives: managing teams

Is Micromanaging Really Effective?

A micromanager essentially needs to over supervisor a project or situation.  Basically, they need to stay in control of a situation. A frequent cause to micromanage is the person’s perception or fear that they lack the competence and creativity capability for their position in the overall structure of the company. But why? Is it their […]

Newspaper Teamwork

Providing Direction My first experience in a newspaper teamwork setting as a full-time photo-journalist was at the White Mountain Independent in Show Low, Arizona. It didn’t feel like I was joining a team when first starting out. My duties were not well defined, and the publisher was not forthcoming with any useful guidance. Once must […]

Unite a Team

I believe sports easily displays team concepts because it shows a group of people working together for a common goal. But how do you unite a team? One of my favorite movies is “Remember the Titans”. There was a lot of controversy when the football players first goes to training camp as there was actually […]

Creating an Event Team With Confidence

The Academy Awards best picture in 1974 was “The Sting.” Set mostly in Chicago in September of 1936, it is the story of two con artists who organize a diverse band of their associates in a complicated confidence trick to seek revenge on a powerful organized crime boss. They quickly gathered the needed people, created […]

Manage Results, Not People’s Time

Are you in a leadership role such as a supervisor or manager? Then you should spend more time managing the results you want. Manage the required expectations and less time managing people’s time.  Please realize that either meeting or exceeding the expectations makes the company more successful. I have trouble understanding how managing people’s time […]

Manage Perceptions

I’m sure you’ve heard it many times that “Perception is Reality”. That is such a true statement and it fits all aspects of life. I’m not talking just about work. It’s everywhere! It’s at home, school, sports, office, etc. Heck, you can have courtside seats at the NCAA Tournament with Virtual Reality (VR). So, wouldn’t […]