7 Habits of Egalitarian Managers

By Linda L. Keefe

If the employees in your organization are anything like those within the typical US company, it would mean that 70% of them are disengaged! We know this because Gallup runs a poll every year and comes up with the same statistic.

 

Imagine what you could achieve if more than just 30% of your employees were fully on-board and ready to help the organization succeed!

 

In 7 Habits of Egalitarian Managers, Linda Keefe presents a communication-centered approach to solving the crippling effect of organizational indifference.  

• With penetrating insights and real-life stories, this Executive Guide reveals a step-by-step method for achieving greater employee engagement and better organizational results through meaningful dialogue and mutual respect.

• Because it's easy to implement, and there are no real costs involved, this shift in thinking and talking makes it possible for managers in all types of industries to reap the benefits.

The 7 Habits of Egalitarian Managers is a new and effective communication method that significantly increases employee commitment and results in greater success every time.

• If you're an EXECUTIVE, this book will show you exactly what to do to transform your organization into highly engaged individuals.

• If you're a MANAGER OR TEAM LEAD you don't have to wait for the upper echelon to act. You can do this at any level and become a beacon of light for the organization!  

• For NEWLY PROMOTED individuals who have never been in a leadership role before, the 7 Habits of Egalitarian Managers is a must-have book that will ground them with the principles and techniques they need to succeed right out of the gate.

It's a fast read with simple and practical things you can do immediately.

 

Each of the four managerial modes that Linda Keefe introduces has a role to play in everyone's leadership style.  

• The question is not whether you should become an egalitarian manager, but rather in what situations would it be advantageous to act like one.

• Discovering how to incorporate egalitarian management into your unique style can yield significant benefits to your workload and productive output.

Incorporating these seven habits will enable individuals at every level to thrive and shine.

• Habit 1: Stop Looking Through Rose-Colored Glasses
• Habit 2: Look at the Janitor Differently
• Habit 3: Understand What's Really Important to the Workforce
• Habit 4: Tip the Scales to Egalitarianism
• Habit 5: Collectively Create an Exciting Vision
• Habit 6: Hold Two-Way Commitment Conversations
• Habit 7: Connect All the Dots vs. Piecemealing

Linda Keefe shares the techniques she perfected in her work with corporate, government, and nonprofit organizations … revealing their compelling stories and providing insight into different management modes.

 

Her methods fit easily into any existing organizational culture and structure. They are communication-based adjustments in what to say and when to say it so that everyone is on the same page … eager, willing, and able to help the organization succeed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shared Results Publishing
• Release date: Nov 25, 2022
• ISBN: 9780998234625

Book preview

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

An Executive Guide

Linda L. Keefe

Shared Results Publishing

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, USA

Copyright © 2016 Linda L. Keefe.

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7 HABITS OF EGALITARIAN Managers/Linda L. Keefe.

First Edition.

ISBN 978-0-9982346-2-5

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Take Off the Rose-Colored Glasses

How does this happen?

What can you do?

Ask Yourself...

Look At the Janitor Differently

What Can You Do?

Ask Yourself...

Understand What’s REALLY Important to The Workforce

The Story of MO

What Can You Do?

Ask Yourself...

Tip the Scales Toward Egalitarianism

What Can You Do?

Ask Yourself...

Collectively Create an Exciting Vision

What Can You Do?

Ask Yourself...

Hold Two-Way Commitment Conversations

Commitment Conversations

What Can You Do?

Ask Yourself...

Connect All the Dots (vs. Piecemealing)

What Can You Do?

Ask Yourself...

Sustaining Momentum

An Egalitarian Assessment

How Do You Feel About This Info?

About the Author

Dedicated to my friend Jim Norman, a man of vision, insight and compassion.

"Leadership is solving problems.  The day [people] stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. 

They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care.  Either case is a failure of leadership."

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―COLIN POWELL

Preface

This book is for managers and supervisors. It’s also for anyone leading people, regardless of level ... executives, business owners, group guides.

It’s the result of several decades of working with people ... in major corporations, national nonprofits and governmental agencies, small businesses and entrepreneurial endeavors.

Let me tell you how it all got started.

It was a dinner outing I would never forget. Sitting at a table with industry colleagues ... communication managers from world-class, global corporations ... I was part of the Xerox team, designated as one of seven Best Practices companies by the American Productivity and Quality Center. 

Our presentation had been highly applauded,