4 Motivation: Getting Commitment From Others

You must manage as if you need your employees more than they need you.

—Peter Drucker, management guru

In the past few weeks, you have had several conversations with your manager and the employees who report to you. These meetings, we hope, have helped clarify what they expect from you in your new job. Now it is time to focus on your expectations: What do you need from others in order to perform your supervisory responsibilities effectively? There are a number of factors that will affect what you do (your performance objectives) and how you do it (your style). The following questions are intended to help you examine some of your preferences about supervision. It may be useful to write some of ...

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