I usually spend a few minutes a day just browsing through business websites or my collection of eBooks. This is a good exercise when you are press on tight deadlines, and you want to write creatively on worthwhile topics. Sometimes, this is difficult for me because unlike other bloggers who have developed the knack for writing controversial headlines to link bait, although mostly fall flat of the real substance of the topic. I want to do more than just that. Sure, they have grabbed your attention –period. Grabbing attention is not all there is, unless you are playing poker, in which case, you want to grab attention for a wrong reason, and in order to create a wrong impression.
Basic Management Psychology is about getting people’s attention and telling them what needs to be done.
I have managed big organizations, and smaller ones, which includes managing my 4-year old son. The most important management lesson I learned from both contexts is getting people’s attention. You cannot lead, and definitely, you cannot get things done if they are not paying attention to your instructions. It is a useless and mindless effort to assert when no one cares. Effective management is about being heard, being clear, and being understood. This means you need to make people pay attention first on what you have to say, and then say it as succinctly as you can. Then, you manage. However, in texas hold em, you need to do the exact opposite.
Basic Poker Psychology is about drawing the attention away from you and convincing people that you have nothing to show forth.
Bluffing is a primary feature of poker psychology that differentiates it from other games. You need to be able to convey a different message to your opponent or even to the spectators. No wonder, the phrase, ”poker face” became a common everyday cliché because we were able to connect it with how we deal with other people. Projecting an impassion appearance or none-disclosure of your real emotion convey mixed signals. It confused people. It make them conjure a lot of things, only to be mistaken or misled. You cannot do that when you manage people. You need to be transparent and clear all the time. Otherwise, you will not be able to convince them to support and accomplish your corporate goals.
A poor analogy?
Frankly, that is not my concern. I tested the waters. It led you here. The point being is, have I made sense? Have I encouraged you to think? Have I opened your mind into looking a very familiar subject matter on a different set of lenses? Or, have I wasted your time?
I hope is not the latter.
We can always make connections on many things, including comparing two entirely different concepts and integrating them in one particular context, in this case, managing people.
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Nor Franco is the Managing Director and Virtual CEO of nextManager.net. He's a former corporate executive whose passion is bringing out the full potential of HR in Businesses. This time that passion is pursued through Virtual Management. He writes and blogs about his management views and insights here. Follow him on Twitter.
