Frank Kanu's Books » Step 2 - Know The Sins! http://frankkanu.com/books Since two decades author and leadership consultant Frank Kanu helps top managers and executives to improve success ratios and productivity. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:05:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en And Then There Are Also: http://frankkanu.com/books/stop-telling-start-leading/step-2-know-the-sins/and-then-there-are-also/ http://frankkanu.com/books/stop-telling-start-leading/step-2-know-the-sins/and-then-there-are-also/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:00:13 +0000 Frank Kanu http://frankkanu.com/books/stop-telling-start-leading/step-2-know-the-sins/and-then-there-are-also/ Wants to shine but not work.]]> Copyright © 2008 Frank Kanu Visit the original article at And Then There Are Also:

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The Star Wants to shine but not work.
The Lawyer What’s in it for me?
The Politician A flip-flopper.
The Cop Everything needs a rule and rules must be followed.
The Chaos Manager Only the genius knows how to rule the chaos.
Mr. Clean Can only work in a sterile office.
The Discriminator Takes priority based on gender, age and even race.
The Opinionated Their way or the high way.


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This person believes that everything must be a team effort. Everything. Don’t get me wrong—I think teams are great. But as with anything else, they’re great at the appropriate time. Not every activity or decision will be best handled by a team. Sometimes a simple decision can get hopelessly bogged down because the entire team had to examine it at length instead of just one or two knowledgeable people.

The Diplomat

Diplomacy is good, but not when it’s used as a thinly veiled way to get out of making decisions. The manager who insists on studying and investigating every project forgets that the competition may be moving faster and gaining speed (and customers).

The Nerd

They may be brilliant and knowledgeable—but often nobody understands what they’re talking about! We have all seem them. Everywhere. The problem with nerds is that people don’t bother trying to understand them, even when they should be trying to—which is a loss for everyone.

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The Hardliner

Knows everything, and knows it better than anyone else. Some wonder if the hardliner is nothing more than a fake who’s too insecure to confront the reality that he can make mistakes like anyone else. The truth is, most people can spot those who do know and those who only think they know.

Do It by the Book

This very often is a product of a strongly regulated environment such as the military. “What you’re doing can’t be done!” they exclaim, “It’s not part of any standard operating procedure!” This sort of manager can have a particularly bad influence in a creative environment.

Predator / Hunter

Dangerous—and dangerous because their real goal at work is to “score”—to get another trophy (much the way a real hunter might). Sometimes predator/hunter types can perform perfectly well. But sometimes the obsession with doing best can paralyze an otherwise intelligent manager.

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