1 Be a change agent.
2 Don't give away your power.
3 Keep a positive attitude.
4 Give your troops clear-cut marching orders.
5 Focus on short-range objectives.
6 Establish clear priorities.
7 Nail down each person's job.
8 Promise change... and sell it (carefully).
9 Get resistance to change out in the open.
10 Raise the bar.
11 Motivate to the hilt.
12 Encourage risk-taking and initiative.
13 Don't try to cover all the bases yourself
14 Create a supportive work environment.
15 "Ride close herd" on transition and change.
16 Rebuild morale.
17 Provide additional job know-how.
18 Pass out more "psychological paychecks.
19 "Beef up" communication efforts.
20 Go looking for bad news.
21 Protect quality and customer service.
22 Re-recruit your good people.
23 Take care of the "me" issues in a hurry.
24 Play the role of managerial therapist.
25 Reduce the level of job stress.
26 Be supportive of higher management.
27 Be more than a manager or supervisor .. be a LEADER.