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Managing is easy. Getting people to do what you tell them that is hard.
Management can be a tricky proposition in the best of times, and at many nonprofits it seems as though times are never the best. There is no one-size-fits-all style of managing, but there are certain aspects of managing that can help a manager, as well as those working for the manager, get the best possible results.
In his book “Simply Managing” Henry Mintzberg emphasizes the concept of “engaging management” in a way that utilizes a sense of respecting, trusting, caring, inspiring and listening to get the best of everyone in the organization.
Mintzberg writes that engaging management embodies the following traits:
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