When someone isn’t doing what you need them to do, a question a leader will often ask themselves is…
“Is the problem with the person? Or is the problem with me?
Should I be doing something different when I am delegating, communicating, or supporting the person?” Read More
–Ernest Hemingway
I was preparing for this month’s webinar on Increasing Team Performance and I came across the above quote. Read More
The first time I held a general management role I had a mentor share something with me I found to be pretty life changing.
He said, “You need to worry about WHO and WHY. Read More
When I work with general managers to help them get their organizations executing better, the first thing I do is talk to their team.
…First, I talk to all their direct reports.
…Then, I also have some
1-1’s or focus groups with their mid-level managers and their employees. Read More
Every month I do a webinar on a topic of business leadership
as part of my membership program.
This month’s webinar was on Ruthless Priorities & Strategy.
(Get invited to future webinars)
If you missed it, you can download the podcast! Read More
Question: “How do you deal with people and teams who are average performers but who rate themselves as exceptional?”
This question came up on our last Member coaching hour call and I decided to write about it.
Since the call I’ve dug out the performance rating definitions I created to add to whatever corporate ones existed. Read More
How can you make sure you are still making progress on that goal you committed to in that offsite meeting 6 months ago?
In my work with management teams helping them execute their strategy, this issue comes up over and over again. Read More
Last week in my blog I suggested you stop wasting time having status meetings.
This week I want to extend the conversation suggest you resist the urge to hide in too much complexity and detail.
The reason people and teams fall into this is because complexity can make you feel smart and safe. Read More
If you take the time to collect your team in a room together, the last thing you should do is review status.
I think this is an organizational habit that takes root when new managers have a staff meeting because they think they should, and then they are not sure what to talk about, so they ask each person to give an update about their work. Read More
Awhile back I wrote an article in my General Manager series called “Why people don’t do what you say”.
It had 10 steps for improving how you communicate with your organization.
Just as a quick summary, here are the 10 points:
1. Read More
