This is the first of a series of lessons not found in books A Lesson in Life and Business at the Pool Hall; Or, You Can Learn Good Stuff from Unexpected Places By: Oliver W. Cummings Sometimes, when life seems particularly unpredictable and hard to cope with, it pays to think back to what we…
By Oliver W. Cummings May 22, 2020 To recap, in addition to a set of fundamental characteristics, (decision-making ability, assertiveness and motivation to achieve, social sensitivity, emotional stability, and appropriate self-reliance and courage levels, for example) the facilitative manager will: Believe, but not too much (covered in Part 1) Care, but not too much (covered…
By Oliver W. Cummings 1 May 2020 Fundamentally, the act of being a leader involves followers and knowing what to do is not sufficient to inspire followers’ trust; knowing how to go about what you do is what makes for real leadership. And, the “how” is very much tied up in facilitative relationship building. This…
By Oliver W. Cummings 29/04/2020 Bill asked a question in the previous post on the facilitative manager and trust. In essence the question was, “In relation to the pandemic, is trust ‘flipped’ in that we need the workers to trust us more than we need to trust them?” It is an important question. In the…
By Oliver W. Cummings 4-17-2020 This post focuses on the fourth of the things beyond using good foundational management skills that the facilitative manager will do. Believe, but not too much Care, but not too much Feel, but not too much Foster trust, but not too much Have something you can’t have too much of:…
By Oliver W. Cummings, 4/3/2020 Feedback from my previous post: I’ve been using this space to provide a little continuity for this series of posts on facilitative management. This time, however, the pandemic has intervened, and I am foregoing comments on the prior post. Instead, I am going to provide some things I learned from…
By Oliver W. Cummings Feedback from my previous blog post, What It Takes to Be A Facilitative Manager – Part 1: Believe, But Not Too Much A comment and question: It seems to me that teaching is a possible “missing link” in many leadership skills sets. Is there a responsibility for middle managers to see…
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