Management & Leadership

My management style is team-focused coaching and servant-based leadership. Here are examples of how I handle different management and leadership issues and some common management scenarios.

Management Philosophy

My personal management philosophy guides me in all my management decisions. I strive to remove roadblocks for my teams, allowing them to do what they do best. My philosophy is called SCORE and it focuses on the following 5 key areas.

Strategy
Communication
Ownership
Relationships
Environment

Developing A Management Philosophy

When I began exploring management philosophies, I learned a lot about developing a philosophy and various management theories.

Communication & Collaboration

I strive always to improve communication and encourage collaboration among my teams and other teams. My successful actions include the following items.

  • Meet regularly with the team and over-communicate when possible
  • Encourage feedback and set up a suggestion box
  • Organize team-building exercises
  • Establish communication conventions
  • Encourage knowledge sharing

These actions have resulted in positive results, creating open, transparent communication and a highly collaborative environment.

Management Scenarios

As a manager, I have developed a set of common management scenarios that guide me in the most common situations.

New Manager Information

Some standard practices can make the transition to a new manager position easy. These include tips for success, an initial onboarding plan, and tips for building a new team.