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Seven Secrets to Leading a Group

 
“Success depends on being able to work with others, and perhaps the greatest advantage you can have is working in a group. There are a handful of isolated successes who rose to the top by themselves, and a somewhat larger number of people who were terrible at group interactions but succeeded anyway.  The typical path, however, involves meetings, joint projects, cooperative ventures, and staff conferencing. How you behave in a group will play a big part in whether people want to turn to you for input.
 

How to Quit Asking the Bad Questions and Start Asking Great Questions

“The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.”- Thomas Berger

I thought I had the answer. Still, I wanted to be sure, so I asked a key employee.
 
“I’m thinking of moving two crews to a different shift rotation to get a better process flow,” I said. “I’ve run the numbers, and overall productivity should go up by at least 10%. What do you think?”
 
He thought for a minute. “I suppose it could work,” he said.
 
“I think so, too,” I said. So I moved them.