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The Cranky Middle Manager Show #257 Good Boss, Bad Boss Bob Sutton
Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by Wayne in General, Podcast
Today Wayne Turmel talks to one of the biggest names in the Leadership game, Bob Sutton. Bob is a professor at Stanford University and the author of the Work Matters blog and books such as “The No Asshole Rule” and “Good Boss, Bad Boss- How to be the Best and Learn From the Worst”. We also salute the foreman of the Chilean miners and get a quote from Lao Tzu….a most eclectic show today.
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Show Notes
0:00 I am stunned that Bob Sutton is with us today. He’s a big deal and is here despite what I wrote 3 years ago in Management Issues…. We dedicate this episode to Luis Urzua, the foreman of that group of Chilean miners who spent 70 days underground. No whining about whatever project you’re on… ever.
4:00 the quote of the week is from Lao Tzu. Are you a wicked leader, a good one or a great one? In otherwords, are you a Good Boss or a Bad Boss?
5:24 Welcome Bob Sutton to the show. What’s the key idea of the book? It’s about the “toxic tandems”: on one hand, you’re being watched more closely than ever and on the other hand we become more oblivious to our surroundings.
8:34 We’re not often aware that we are often the major cause of employee stress. Yeah you have that kind of power for good or evil. You can actually double someone’s chance of heart attack….seriously.
10:45 It’s a pretty simple concept: emulate your good bosses and try not to be like the idiots. So why is it so difficult? We get the blame when things go wrong but we have to not take the credit when it goes well.
14:02 Andy Grove of Intel is a firm believer in “fake it til you make it”. Doesn’t that seem a little wierd coming from someone with such high standards? Confidence largely is a result of self-fulfilling prophecies.
16:25 One of the biggest pitfalls for new managers is to recognize that the quality of input and data changes. People are both sucking up and telling you what you want to hear to cover their own behinds.
21:22 The “Golden Rule” is not always good advice. It’s a recipe for disaster to treat others exactly as you wish to be managed.
23:00 Will Wright, the dean of video game programmers has an “audience centered approach” to meetings. A toll booth on your email would be a good idea, don’t you think?
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