This is the time of year for leaders to step up - hold a meeting with their staffs - and clearly articulate their vision and expectations for 2010.  Managers, on the other hand will continue with business as usual as their employees drag themselves back to work after a little holiday time off.   Their attitude is Ho Hum - it is the middle of winter, we still don’t have enough people to compete, our equipment is old etc. etc. etc.

So your challenge is to move past being  just one of those managers - and to show true leadership.  Believe me - it is leadership that your employees crave right now.  The new year starts at the top with the general manager, the news director and all the other department heads.   The time for that leadership is right now!

So put your thoughts together, call a meeting - and be a strong leader that fires up the troops.  Show them a plan that puts a rough 2009 behind you.  Get them excited about the opportunities.  Have a conversation with them - let them raise their concerns.  Your demeanor is excited, smart, confident and ready to kick butt in 2010.

The alternative is - don’t hold a meeting.  Let your employees continue to wallow in all the travails of 2009 as they slog their way through the rest of the winter. 

So - are you a manager - or are you a dynamic leader?  

Jim

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