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Are you an Exceptional Manager?. Do you want to be?. Resnet 2007 San Diego, CA. Management Cruise. Presentation Itinerary:. Stop 1: Exercise Stop 2: Old Manager Stop 3: History of Great Leaders Stop 4: Building Blocks Stop 5: Passion and Fun Stop 6: Decisions and Acknowledgement
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Are you an Exceptional Manager? Do you want to be? Resnet 2007 San Diego, CA
Presentation Itinerary: • Stop 1: Exercise • Stop 2: Old Manager • Stop 3: History of Great Leaders • Stop 4: Building Blocks • Stop 5: Passion and Fun • Stop 6: Decisions and Acknowledgement • Stop 7: Team Building • Stop 8: Character • Stop 9: Summary
Stop 1: Exercise • Everyone take out a piece of paper. • Write a Eulogy for yourself. • Catch is ……….
2nd Stop: Old Managers • Demands and doesn’t ask. • Yell’s • Rules the group with Fear • Listening or Discussions not an option • Falls asleep in meetings • This is not the Manager I want to be!
Old Managers cont. This term defines their team. “When the cats away the mice will play.”
3rd Stop: History of Great Leaders • Abraham Lincoln • He kept the union together at all cost. • Great Words. • Bill Gates • Personal Computer on every desk • Neil Armstrong • One small step for man, one giant step for mankind.
4th Stop: Building Blocks • Traits of an Exceptional Manager • Employees feel worthy • They are driven, proud, focused and committed. • Mission Statement/Vision Statement
Mission Statement cont. • Take out a piece of paper. • Write down your mission statement in 4 lines that anyone can understand. “To provide clear and concise desktop support, superior customer service while educating the clients on new enhancements in technology so they can grow.”
5th Stop: Passion and Fun • Do you enjoy what you do? • Are you passion it? • Fun. • BBQ’s, Shrit Day, Breakfast at your house, Pizza Party, Retreat, Toys • Examples
6th Stop: Decisions and Acknowledgement • Listen to your team • Stick to decisions. What if they are wrong? • Fairness • Understanding of priorities • Thank you notes, “I got caught” coupons, “You rock” slips, Printed Certificates.
7th Stop: Team Building • Team Collaboration • Working Together • Learning about each other hobbies, like’s/dis-likes, jokes, learn about them. • Weekly “Tech Meetings”, spending 5 minutes is all you need. • “One-on-One” Meetings
8th Stop: Character • Be the Manager that doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty (decisions, fixing equipment, talking with users, etc.) • Be Positive, Faithful, Dedicated • Be Real • Fair • Don’t Fake it!
9th Stop: Review • Exceptional Leaders • Create a Mission • Passion • Past Leaders help to guide them • Acknowledgements • Stand with Decisions • Build in-roads for Teams
9 ½ Stop: Learned Today I love to travel I travel a lot. You should see visit Sydney, Australia Be Great, It’s up to you. Each of you in this room is a good manager you can all be Exceptional. If you only make one of these changes you are on the Right Path…
Questions? • David V. Ecker • Email: David.ecker@stonybrook.edu • Next Cruise Stop: Las Vegas, Nevada