7 Posts found for Author: Kent L. Lineback

Mastering three imperatives is the way managers advance from being basically competent to fully effective. Readers will learn what those imperatives are and what they need to do to exhibit mastery of them–to go from good to great.

Content: Article | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Linda A. Hill | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subjects: Career, Leadership, Personal Development

In every organization of any size, work must be segmented and people hired who have specialized knowledge of one part of the organization and its work. As a result, all organizations consist of disparate groups with often-conflicting needs, goals, and priorities. In spite of their differences, however, these groups depend on each other. No group can work in isolation. What makes this combination of differences … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Linda A. Hill | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

Striking the right balance between good management and good leadership is a daunting but necessary challenge for anyone endeavoring to be a good boss. In Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader, Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill and former executive Kent Lineback discuss the steps to take and the roadblocks to avoid in order to meet that challenge. Q&A … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Linda A. Hill | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Career, Management

Many managers underestimate the transformational challenges of their roles—or they become complacent and stop growing and improving. At best they learn to get by; at worst they become terrible bosses. Sometimes even the best of them suffer doubts and fears despite years of management experience.

Three imperatives can guide managers on their journey to becoming great bosses: (1) Manage yourself. Productive influence comes from people’s trust … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Linda A. Hill | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Management, Personal Development

Management is responsibility for the performance of a group of people. It’s a simple idea, yet putting it into practice is difficult, because management is defined by responsibility but done by exerting influence. To influence others you must make a difference not only in what they do but also in the thoughts and feelings that drive their actions.

Content: Quotation | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Linda A. Hill | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Management

If productive influence doesn’t arise from being liked (“I’m your friend!”) or from fear (“I’m the boss!”), where does it come from? From people’s trust in you as a manager. That trust has two components: belief in your competence (you know what to do and how to do it) and belief in your character (your motives are good and you want your people to do … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Linda A. Hill | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Management, Trust

Content: Book | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Randy Komisar | Subject: Entrepreneurship