Glossary

7 Paths: The critical paths leading to superior managerial leadership.

Accountabilities (key): These are the most important task assignments and general responsibilities given to an employee; they account for about 80 percent of the person’s output.

Appraisal: Periodic discussions of the manager’s judgment of a direct report’s effectiveness; the annual appraisal summarizes these discussions.

Authority: The power vested in a person by virtue of her role to expend resources: financial, material, technical, and human.

Calendar of practices: A 12-month planning map indicating actions to be taken on the 7 Paths to Managerial Leadership.

Closure verbs: Verbs that describe completion when writing a task assignment.

Coaching: Assisting a direct ...

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