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Inalienable Managerial Rights

Posted April 13, 1999 | Leadership | Leadership | Amplify

According to Webster's, an "inalienable" right is a privilege that cannot be taken away or transferred. To be an effective manager, you need to establish certain inalienable rights with your team. Establishing them early means they won't be surprised when they are exercised. Such rights, properly exercised, will help transition you from "manager" to "leader."

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Luke Hohmann
Luke Hohmann is a management consultant committed to coaching his clients to greater levels of performance in the areas of product development, project management, system architecture, and organizational engineering. Mr. Hohmann is the author of Journey of the Software Professional: The Sociology of Computer Programming and Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions , of which Cutter Consortium Senior Consultant… Read More
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