3 Reasons Management is so Hard and How to Make it Easier

March 30, 2021

CEO Bootcamp, John Seiffer, breaks down 3 reasons management is so hard: It's not your full-time job, you're afraid of micromanagement, and management is not social intercourse. John details each topic while Jo Ann Koontz (Koontz & Associates, PL) questions how to persevere as a successful business owner.

2:18 What is management? Getting work done… through people.

Why management is so hard, 3 reasons.

3:00 It’s not your full-time job.

7:50 Management defines output, provides structure, workflow.

24:44 Management is not social intercourse - Interact with employees like a CEO

Audience topics

31:05 - Methods to tie compensation/incentive to performance.

34:55 - Management style change during the pandemic.

37:42 - Alternate ways to say thank you to employees during pandemic.

40:17 - Dropping off when Zoom participants are done with the meeting.

41:43 - Training employees in one job or all jobs.

42:42 - Encouraging employees to speak about concerns or disagree in meetings.

45:38 - Dealing with millennial staff members.


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