Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel welcomes Bob Rosen back to discuss how middle managers can be catalysts for long-lasting growth in their companies. Also, torturing your children and not torturing your remote team mates… just another day here in Cranky land.
Rosen comes back for more. Nice to have’im
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Show Notes
0:00 Today we are talking about becoming a catalyst- a true change agent to help drive growth in your company. It’s from a book Bob has co-authored called, “The Catalyst-How You Can Become an Extraordinary Growth Leader”. Oh, and speaking of catalysts, how about we dedicate the show to Peter the I of Russia? There was a catalyst. A badass, but a catalyst.
3:00 The quote of the week is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. You’re not an insomniac, you’re a catalyst. Repeat as necessary.
4:00 Welcome back Bob Rosen (sorry about the sibilance…blame his phone). What is the role of middle managers in growing companies. Isn’t that the CEO’s job? Catalysts have 3 things in common:
They think differently
They see things differently
They act differently
7:00 Catalysts are risk takers, chronic learners and have a bias for action.
10:26 The monkey is not on your back…it’s in your head. Are you observing yourself while you act? Are you acting like an entrepeneur or an employee?
13:14 How do you develop the confidence to take something like this on? Growth leaders think of their business as a hypothesis: place small bets fast, do experiments, and kill the project if it ain’t working. They also view constraints as opportunities not road blocks. Really.
17:14 How do you teach someone to see opportunities? It won’t involve traditional market research, that’s for sure. Part of the confusion is that managers are usually hired for their ability to follow the rules, not break them.
21:50 Did we mention their bias for action? Just get out there and do it… small experiments, act fact, kill bad ideas faster. There is no security anyway….. go for it. And you gotta be tough.
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