BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 20, 2000 ISSUE
SPECIAL REPORT What Can a Guy Do? Tips for male managers from the female playbook CONTROLLING BOSSES ARE BAD BOSSES So are micro-managers. Give your people the power to do their jobs. FLEXIBILITY, NOT RIGIDITY Learn to allow your employees to sculpt their jobs. Don't finger-wag. Be open to others' opinions and build consensus. ADMIT YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING You can't solve all of your problems, but your staff probably can. Avoid hogging air time--learn to listen. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS As Leaders, Women Rule TABLE: Where Female Execs Do Better: A Scorecard Teaching Men the Right Stuff TABLE: What Can a Guy Do? INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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