Russ Laraway
Ask the question: Which quarterly goal does that workstream support? If you keep finding that the work that you’re doing isn’t reflected in the quarterly goals, it’s time to rethink how you’re approaching those OKRs, or get them right the next time.
Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Management, Personal Development
Stop Overcomplicating It: The Simple Guidebook to Upping Your Management Game
Russ Laraway’s book When They Win, You Win, weaves together tons of existing management studies from top-notch sources like Gallup, his own primary research, as well as thoughtful stories from his own decades-long career.
From the Marines to software to VC, Laraway has spotted a pattern that frequently crops up and muddies the waters for managers everywhere. “People have become far too focused on all the … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Motivation, Organizational Behavior
Russ Laraway
Everything else you’re doing to affect engagement is worth less than half of whatever you’re doing to make your managers great.
Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Motivation
Russ Laraway
A manager must do more than help employees succeed in the job they are doing now; they must help them discover their long-term vision for their careers and show them what actions they can take right now that will allow them to make tangible progress toward it. In doing this, you show employees that your care for them extends beyond what they can do for … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Subject: Management
Russ Laraway
Add one particular phrase to your repertoire to continue to bang the drum of what matters most. Ask the question: Which quarterly goal does that workstream support? If you keep finding that the work that you’re doing isn’t reflected in the quarterly goals, it’s time to rethink how you’re approaching those OKRs, or get them right the next time.
Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Management
Russ Laraway
The one thing every single one of us has in common at work is that we want to be successful. So whether or not a manager has charisma is irrelevant in that context. It’s the person who does the grinding work each day or week to make their team members successful. That’s who people ultimately want to work for.
Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Management
Russ Laraway
Nobody ever applies for a job called ‘leader.’ The job is usually called ‘manager.’ We have to restore dignity to the office of the manager. I’ve found that folks are too focused on finding really complicated, cool leadership-y things for their unique environment, instead of just focusing on the stuff that works pretty much everywhere.
Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Russ Laraway
There’s one common ingredient across every type of manager: You’re leading people. So the core of what makes for good management can’t be all that different, whether you’re leading a team of baristas or engineers.
Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Management
Russ Laraway
I think a lot of managers convince themselves that the person sitting across from them is an employee and our shared interest is about what we do here in this company today and tomorrow. And I think what I’ve learned is that the best managers say “No, no, no, that person sitting across from me is a human being, and I need to play a … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Training & Development
Three Powerful Conversations Managers Must Have To Develop Their People
Managers should equip their people to achieve clarity in their careers, says Candor, Inc. co-founder and COO and former military leader Russ Laraway. He believes that managers can grow and retain top talent by helping their employees articulate long-term vision for their careers. Drawing from his talk at First Round’s CEO Summit and additional conversations, Laraway lays out a step-by-step approach for creating meaningful dialogue … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Human Resources, Management