Top-down management is not a popular management style. We prefer a more interactive, participative, bubble-up style. However, there are some things that must come from the top.
For example: Mission—who are we? What’s our purpose? We need to put it in words for everyone to know and understand.
And values: What do we stand for? What’s important to us in the way we operate and treat others?
Mentoring: Do we have a plan for replacing people when they move up or move on? Have we identified the next generation of leaders? Are we preparing them for future leadership roles?
And intervention: Are we willing to make the hard calls to move people out who don’t fit?
Paul, the 1st Century Apostle gave this top-down counsel: Follow me in the same way I follow Christ.
--Wayne Pederson
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