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Clean Your Mirror, Improve Your Team
“You’re overly critical and don’t reflexively care for others’ needs.” I was reading the results of my personality assessment at work, and these were key takeaways. Upon reflection, they were quite accurate. I tried to think of practical steps toward change. My office layout was low hanging fruit. At that time, my standing workstation was […]
Delegate Your Way to Productivity
Are you a good delegator?
As leaders, our tasks are endless – and range from crucial to trivial. A few are things only we can do. What if we delegated the rest?
Here’s 6 helpful actions:
"I’m Glad You’re Here" – Beyond a Performance Lens
Are you glad your employees work for you?
It’s easy to get caught up in the performance or development of team members. But what communicates the message, “I’m glad you’re here. You add value to this team”?
Building Your Dream TEAM – Overcoming the All-Star Fallacy
I’m reading a great book on ethics and enjoyed its chapter on common logical fallacies. We’re all quite prone to some of them, and “You do it Too!” seems to sum up contemporary political “dialogue.” One fallacy in particular caught my eye – the Composition Fallacy: “Assuming that a group possesses the characteristics of its individual members.”
Or, “My All Star Team will be awesome because it has awesome players.”
Sorting Your Hats
My psychologist once told me to make an org chart for my business. I might have laughed out loud, since there’s one full-time employee.
But the exercise was profound. Like many small business owners, I wear a lot of hats. CEO, Travel Agent, Writer, and Marketing Director are just a few. I often jam several on my head at once, forgetting that they fit best one at a time. Such hat confusion can lead to wasted time, lack of focus, and mis-allocated resources.
Slowing Your Time
Time is relentless!
It moves events from future to past in the momentary blink of the present. It’s a universal fixed cost, resisting every attempt to budget it. Sometimes an asset, time is usually a liability.
Swapping Eyeballs
“Can I ever REALLY see things from the other person’s perspective? I’m me…and he’s him!”
My friend asked a great question….
Facilitation – The Land of Opportunity
Is facilitation a useful tool for leaders themselves? I think so.
Facilitation simply means “to make easy.” You’ve probably seen examples that both supported and assaulted this definition.
Grenades and Smoothies – Delivering 360-Degree Feedback
Delivering 360-degree feedback can feel like handling a live grenade – especially if it’s a new thing for your organization. Many – I’d venture to say “most” – organizations do not have cultures in which candid, real-time feedback is both welcomed and freely given. Without that culture, we’re often left wondering how formal delivery of feedback will go.
Time and Pressure – Developing Your Leaders
Think for a moment of great leaders who have impacted your life. Picture their faces. What did they do that showed great leadership? Why do you remember them so well?
These faces and memories shape our ideas of leadership, and they can both help and hinder our efforts to develop leaders.