Seth’s Articles And Guiding Ideas
Seth is also the author of numerous articles and documents on organizational development. Included here are articles by Seth on self-appraisal, training, empowerment, bridge-building, transforming professional relationships, an article for Training Magazine, and his PDF article for the Journal of Management Inquiry, Implementing And Sustaining Empowerment.
Seth's consulting and coaching work is based on a number of principles he refers to as "Silver Bullets". Below is a sample of some of these guiding ideas:
"A second rate idea with buy-in will always be more effective than a first rate idea with no buy-in."
"If you are a manager, you are the one person in the world who is actually paid to give your staff regular feedback and coaching. If you are not doing it, you are abdicating perhaps the most important responsibility you have."
"How people enter my office is their responsibility. How they leave is mine."
"As a manager (or colleague), if you are not willing to ask for and accept feedback, then you don't have the right to give it."
"The more you try to control others, the less influence you will ultimately have."
"If you don't first address how people will work together, you'll never get to the 'what' they'll do together."
"When you help people to feel good about their work, you are helping them to feel good about themselves."
"The essence of empowerment: As a manager tell people why and what. Let them figure out how."
"People in organizations will assess communications as 'good' only to the extent they are two-way. One-way communication is almost useless."
"Problem behavior ignored or tolerated is problem behavior encouraged."
"The meeting is the message. How you run a meeting tells people what you believe, and the quality of your leadership."
"Giving coaching and feedback is not a discretionary role of management; it is the role of management."
"People become committed to the things they help create."
"Focus more on your future than your past. That is why the windshield is so much larger than the rear view mirror."
"Empty wagons make the most noise."
"Stupid is forever. Ignorance can be fixed."
"Would you want your significant other, or your adult children, to work for your clone?"
"People may not like to 'work', but they really love to achieve."
"A difference has to be a difference to make a difference."
"Management is about things. Leadership is about people."
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