tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post2971137475563811687..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Coaching Lessons: How to Control Your Inner Control FreakStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-90578968110614715522010-05-08T00:11:05.363-07:002010-05-08T00:11:05.363-07:00From the point of view of classical ethics, the go...<i>From the point of view of classical ethics, the good manager is benevolent and magnanimous. Somehow these concepts have been folded into the world of charity, where they do not belong, and taken out of the world of delegating authority, where they do belong.</i><br /><br />Bravo!<br /><br />As I have said, you have a knack for posting The Good Stuff.<br /><br />It <i>is</i> about pride:<br /><br />"My wife? Why of course she can do a great job with this thing. She is <i>my</i> wife. <i>I</i> wouldn't have a stupid wife! She is perhaps more capable than I! I trust her <i>completely</i> in any circumstance. Are you questioning my wife's abilities?"<br /><br />And I do trust her in any circumstance. (Trust yourself and trust your team, sometimes that's all you gots.)<br /><br />Pure brazen pride and confidence in yourself and your team is the antidote to micromanagement, but it takes some guts.<br /><br />How can a Leader denigrate and question the decisions of his Own Team without denigrating his own abilities?<br /><br />Insecurity and fear is antithetical to Leadership, but you said it better.<br /><br />--GrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-38304259403870882532010-05-07T12:54:38.845-07:002010-05-07T12:54:38.845-07:00"He is an expert in delegating authority and ..."He is an expert in delegating authority and responsibility."<br /><br />That line took me back to a business class I had years ago. The instructor said never let someone delegate responsibility without giving you authority also.<br /><br />To delegate seems to be more like an art than a precise science. I do think people are more competent than even they know. Our litigious society seems to make a lot of us shy about making decisions. A lot of my business freinds say if you are in business long enough, you'll be sued. There seems to be less and less room for error in the perception of the public via the media eyes.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320105485736052679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-88616318987258090352010-05-07T03:10:25.284-07:002010-05-07T03:10:25.284-07:00I found your blog about a week ago and loved the a...I found your blog about a week ago and loved the article. This is no exception. Well done. I look forward to reading more in the future.<br /><br />MattMatthew Lokothttp://www.flickr.com/people/barelyeffortlessnoreply@blogger.com