Unnecessary team work (team tramp) undermines the responsibility and the accountability that should be attributed towards the leader.
Meetings are constant fixtures in any organization. Done well, meetings can be the center of collaboration, innovation, and engagement. To make the best out of our meetings, it’s important to not be complacent in planning, facilitating, and closing out a meeting.
Simple (short) is beautiful.
Let’s face it, firing anybody is not an easy task. As leaders, we’d prefer to find excuses or other ‘solutions’ to not fire someone. If you’ve done everything you can to help this individual improve and correct their ways, with no success, it’s time.
Firing someone for underperformance is not easy and it’s not fun. Firing is an unfortunate act for a leader, but it’s an essential skill every leader needs to master and be effective in.
Teamwork is the collective effort of every member of a team towards a singular goal or vision. Old Warwick’s story shows a different angle on the power of teamwork. This story shows how trusting that you’re not alone in your efforts is a powerful motivator for any individual to perform that a high level.
Our recent ‘dasher,’ Ashley, did something exceptional. Any organization can learn from her actions. What Ashley did was simple (does not cost anything), yet powerful. It doesn’t require much effort to do, yet it creates a positive experience for the customer.
You know that you’re in a good spot when you have disagreements within your circle. Disagreements lead to further discussion, investigation, and deliberation. Only then would you be in the proper state to make your decision.
Creativity is a gateway to innovation, but it doesn’t automatically lead to it. It requires the horsepower of competent and courageous leaders to kick these ideas off the starting gate and to the finish line. The decisiveness of these leaders makes the difference in organizations, especially those that have sustained excellence in their fields and markets.
In making decisions, one needs to start with ‘opinions’ first. An opinion can be considered a criterion of relevance when trying to validate a decision.
Every organization needs a visionary, a rationalist, and an action-taker. Not one is above the other in regards to essentiality; not two are complete without the other.
Learn new relevant muscles that can elevate your value to your organization. Get proficient in these new muscles by repetition—keep practicing. Finally, apply the new muscle to your current profession to add value to your organization and to yourself.
Let’s stop tallying credit and recognition as a measure of success in our work life and in our personal life. We need to focus on the lasting impact our work and contributions have to our organization and to our family.
Experts who share their knowledge, making it accessible to everyone solidifies their worth in any organization. These experts understand that it’s their responsibility to make the effort to make sure that their product and knowledge is understood by all.
MBWA or “Management by Wandering Around,” was a concept first mentioned by Tom Peters and Bob Waterman in their 1982 book, “In Search for Excellence.” MBWA was something they picked up in 1979 when they were doing their research in a much smaller Hewlett-Packard.
Being competent means, you’re constantly keeping your “tools sharp” regardless of your level of proficiency in your field of play. Competent individuals keep striving for excellence and mastery. They don’t rest on their laurels. They’re never satisfied with their current state, making it a habit to seek new knowledge and enhance existing skills.
This pandemic has led many businesses and organizations to transition majority of their workforce to work from home. Here are some tips on how to succeed while teleworking.
As leaders, we shouldn’t just recruit and hire confident individuals. It’s our job to create a place for people to be confident. Creating an environment that nurtures confident people will benefit you in three ways: it strengthens your already confident team members, it develops other individuals to become confident, and it attracts confident candidates to join your team.
Cultural champions are not just individuals who do well in the core functionalities of the job. These champions are fully engaged, dynamic, infectiously positive and energetic, as well as open-minded to change and innovation.
Instead of managing your time, manage your ATTENTION. The key in this exercise is to find the proper environment to have the right amount of focus in the task at hand.