Executive Update

Your Job Is to Make Work Easy

Posted February 11, 2013 | Leadership |

"My job is to get people to work hard."

That's how Manager Mike characterized his role. And that's how many managers see their roles. It's not surprising, since many traditional management practices aim to extract maximum individual effort -- to get people to work hard, as Manager Mike put it.

About The Author
Esther Derby
Esther Derby is a Cutter Expert. She draws on four decades of experience leading, observing, and living organizational change. Ms. Derby works with a broad array of organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Based on experience and research, her approach blends attention to humans and deep knowledge of complex adaptive systems. Ms. Derby has been called one of the most influential voices within the Agile communities when it comes to… Read More
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