New Year's Resolutions for Managers and Supervisors

1. I will not manipulate people and pretend that I'm withholding information for their own good.


2. I will not automatically assume that anything that is good for me is also good for the organization.


3. I will listen more and talk less. Much less.


4. When I listen, I will listen for what they mean, not simply what they say.


5. I will expand my network of informal advisors in order to gain a wider and perhaps more seasoned or fresher perspective.


6. I will consider how the things that I do well may be damaging my team.


7. I will seek anonymous feedback from my employees.


8. I will avoid petty disputes over turf.


9. I will drastically reduce the number of staff meetings.


10. I will do what I say I will do and will avoid overpromising.