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Managers as Ostriches

Managers as Ostriches. Presented by Team Flower. Lynn Bucher Curt Orlob Blake York Connie Mackland. How do you recognize an Ostrich Manager?. Uncooperative Indecisive Unavailable. Why is an Manager an Ostrich? . Are you: Afraid of Failure? A Poor Communicator? Afraid of Conflict?

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Managers as Ostriches

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  1. Managers as Ostriches

  2. Presented by Team Flower • Lynn Bucher • Curt Orlob • Blake York • Connie Mackland

  3. How do you recognize an Ostrich Manager? • Uncooperative • Indecisive • Unavailable

  4. Why is an Manager an Ostrich? • Are you: • Afraid of Failure? • A Poor Communicator? • Afraid of Conflict? • Afraid of Change?

  5. The road to success is paved with failure! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DufP4yQO7rk&feature=related Thomas Edison said: I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Many of life's failure are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

  6. Communication Styles • Closed • Open • Blind • Hidden

  7. Communication Style - Hidden

  8. Overcoming the Fear of Conflict • Stop walking on egg shells • Guide for the Ostrich’s first step to pulling it’s head out of the sand • Stop, look, listen. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNC458XiG30

  9. Overcoming the fear of change • Fear is a natural reaction to change – let go! • Focus on the end results - transformation • Change is a process that takes time • Tips for dealing with Change • Ask the five questions when ‘stuck’ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU3bTkqHoXc

  10. Conclusions • It can be easy to be an ostrich manager • Identify what might make you an ostrich • It takes self awareness & commitment to overcome becoming an ostrich!

  11. Questions?

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