My height and and amazing good looks helped, and I looked great in a suit. When I started as a Manager at the age of 23 I had a staff of 40 in my first management role.

No clue they did. But being six foot two inch, 190 pounds, good looking in my Barney Suit with my power tie and freshly shined Florsheim black shoes and white shirt crisp from dry cleaner with a college degree fresh out of the companies management training program they knew I was the boss on day one.

Sized helped as I had to break up a fight now and then and needed a little fear of me.

That experience showed me I don't need to know what you do to lead you. I have leadership skills. I think I could be head of NASA, CIA, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Google does not matter I am a great leader. Which is a God Given gift.

BTW I dont believe in stand ups, or daily reporting to me. Goof offs I give them rope, let them hang themselves and fire them. I live to motivate but ocassionally you have to hang someone to show you mean business.

I am the one who suggested daily standups and it's funny that I hate them myself. I find them waste of my time even though ours last for only 10-15 minutes. The advantage of doing them is for dealing with lazy team members. When we didn't have daily standups, some of the lazy members didn't bother to do anything ever. Now they have to show they have a plan since daily standups make them feel accountable.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im a mid career fed in a supervisory position for the first time. I have supervised team before but in very different, non office settings. I really struggle with the balance of micromanaging and still ensuring that my team completes good quality work on time. I dont feel like I have alot of good models right now. What helped you becoming a strong leader and build/grow/work with a team that felt supported and was productive? Any ideas of how to learn this skill in a non-so ideal environment?

Do a daily standup meeting and ask if there are any blockers. Accountability helps.

Daily meetings are the worst. And I say this as a manger.

This

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im a mid career fed in a supervisory position for the first time. I have supervised team before but in very different, non office settings. I really struggle with the balance of micromanaging and still ensuring that my team completes good quality work on time. I dont feel like I have alot of good models right now. What helped you becoming a strong leader and build/grow/work with a team that felt supported and was productive? Any ideas of how to learn this skill in a non-so ideal environment?

Do a daily standup meeting and ask if there are any blockers. Accountability helps.

Daily meetings are the worst. And I say this as a manger.

+1

Disrupt rhythm and ensure not a single staff member accomplishes anyhting for an hour.

I absolutely loathe all hands meetings. Love my weekly 1-1 check ins though.

I built trust on my team by rolling up my sleeves, doing the work that needed doing, and holding people accountable for not doing that work in the first place; this was instead of letting their coworkers take up the slack. I also refused to ignore longstanding toxic behavior on the team I inherited, took on some monumental challenges there. It was hard, more than hard, and I am struggling with burnout, but I have earned the loyalty and respect of my high performers. Hopefully it was with the effort.

Being a federal supervisor today is very different than it was a year ago. My attitude is that I don’t make the rules, but people are welcome to ask for what they want and I will try to get to yes, or tell them why it’s a no. And then I put my armor on and get on with the unpleasantness of holding people accountable.

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Anonymous wrote:Never had/met a great woman leader. Micromanaging with a side of steal your ideas because they are incapable of doing any leadership work themselves. Men are far superior as leaders. Never had a female president for a reason.

Lolz omg im crying!!

lol the satire is oozing

I have a very high EQ.

I’m the youngest from a very large Irish family with many over bearing men, so men don’t scare me and I “speak” their language,

Nothing bothers me.

I took a great management training.

I took lots of communication classes, PM/contracts/HR classes.

I’m
Extroverted so I know everyone.

I did lots of favors as a “worker bee”, people like me and want to do me favors.

I’m
Nice.

I cross train.

I let people take leave whenever.

I don't know, but what I want in a boss/leader: direction, communication, decisive, integrity. Don't sweat the small stuff. Respect peoples work life balance.

Anonymous wrote:Never had/met a great woman leader. Micromanaging with a side of steal your ideas because they are incapable of doing any leadership work themselves. Men are far superior as leaders. Never had a female president for a reason.

Lolz omg im crying!!

Never had/met a great woman leader. Micromanaging with a side of steal your ideas because they are incapable of doing any leadership work themselves. Men are far superior as leaders. Never had a female president for a reason.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im a mid career fed in a supervisory position for the first time. I have supervised team before but in very different, non office settings. I really struggle with the balance of micromanaging and still ensuring that my team completes good quality work on time. I dont feel like I have alot of good models right now. What helped you becoming a strong leader and build/grow/work with a team that felt supported and was productive? Any ideas of how to learn this skill in a non-so ideal environment?

Do a daily standup meeting and ask if there are any blockers. Accountability helps.

Daily meetings are the worst. And I say this as a manger.

+1

Disrupt rhythm and ensure not a single staff member accomplishes anyhting for an hour.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im a mid career fed in a supervisory position for the first time. I have supervised team before but in very different, non office settings. I really struggle with the balance of micromanaging and still ensuring that my team completes good quality work on time. I dont feel like I have alot of good models right now. What helped you becoming a strong leader and build/grow/work with a team that felt supported and was productive? Any ideas of how to learn this skill in a non-so ideal environment?

Do a daily standup meeting and ask if there are any blockers. Accountability helps.

Daily meetings are the worst. And I say this as a manger.

I am, but the bastards won't listen to me.

Anonymous wrote:Im a mid career fed in a supervisory position for the first time. I have supervised team before but in very different, non office settings. I really struggle with the balance of micromanaging and still ensuring that my team completes good quality work on time. I dont feel like I have alot of good models right now. What helped you becoming a strong leader and build/grow/work with a team that felt supported and was productive? Any ideas of how to learn this skill in a non-so ideal environment?

Do a daily standup meeting and ask if there are any blockers. Accountability helps.