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Leading in an environment of chaos, urgency and change
Everything's a priority, not enough time to get it all done, lots of urgency and stress, lots of changes, buzz and activity but not sure why or if it leads to a positive outcome. And since COVID it probably feels like fuel on the fire with more chaos, urgency and change. The solution isn’t more “management”; it’s less. When you’ve completed my latest online, ridiculously low priced program “Leading in an environment of … Read More
From Coping to Conquering: “Honey I smashed the car”
To all you married fellas reading this... your wife walks in and says "honey, bad news I smashed the car". What are the first words that had better come out of your mouth? Oh ya. You'll want to ask about the damage, whether the police where on the scene, if she got the other driver's information, if a tow truck was needed, and so on. And that's called management; dealing with the unexpected and unwelcome interruption … Read More
From Coping to Conquering: “Quick, hand me the employee recognition program”
Your employee engagement numbers just arrived and it seems your people aren't feeling as valued or appreciated as you thought they aught to be. You assemble a group of colleagues to better understand the numbers and work on a strategy to correct this problem (aka fixing the numbers) even when they're about how people feel. Do you design and launch an employee recognition program; just like every other manager might … Read More
From Coping to Conquering: “Put these blinders on; you’ve got a job to do”
Why do horses pulling wagons wear blinders? Blinders are firm squares or cups that prevent the horse from seeing behind and beside him. Because they prevent the horse from becoming distracted or panicked by what they might see. Seems logical given the horse's job, but seems quite the sacrifice given the horse has nearly 360 degrees of vision. What's that got to do with managers and leaders you ask? In this 2 and a … Read More
From Coping to Conquering: “I need to give you some feedback”
“Great; I want know how I can improve” after hearing this from my manager early in my career. For 15 minutes he pointed out in painful detail everything I did wrong or not how he’d do it or wanted it done, and what he wanted me to do, how to do it, and how to keep him informed so he could stop me from messing up. He finished on a "positive" by telling me it wasn’t my fault for being new and inexperienced, and that I would … Read More
From Coping to Conquering: What’s YOUR question?
"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you'll get". There are many metaphors for life. One I particularly like is; "life is a parade". And if life is like a parade; what's your role? Leader, follower, spectator... or maybe you don't know or care there's a parade happening. Here's a small tribute to a leader of leaders who rarely answers questions, but always answered the questioner. In this 3-minute … Read More
From Coping to Conquering: “I need your advice”
You've probably heard that once or twice. Someone comes into your office, calls or emails with “Hey I need your advice on an issue that’s come up”. Want to know what's really being asked of you and what leaders do, that managers don't? Have a look at this 3-minute video to better understand why "advice" isn't really a word, what you're really being asked for and why. It's another simple and meaningful way of doing … Read More
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