My team is in trouble! Poor performance in almost every measurable category. Poor performance in the unmeasurable categories as well. Many, (actually all) organizations and teams struggle with poor performance. Mostly, there is an up and down tempo that varies in frequency depending on many factors. The problem with my team is lack of experience […]
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It’s Good. That’s the answer. There are always circumstances that will dictate whether there has been a positive or negative effect from changing your mind, but let’s look at this question from the general position of, should one be open to changing their mind. And from this perspective, the answer is unequivocally yes! In politics,
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The biggest problem with positional power is that most subordinates won’t say no. All of your ideas are good ones, all of the things you say, they agree. Once you realize the problems, you tell everyone your ideas to fix it, and they tell you, your plan was what they were thinking. They will always
Work-life balance is a tricky subject. Many believe that the right balance between work and your personal life is about 50 hours of work a week. I’ve heard this number several times in my career and through other conversations. So, if we break down 50 hours a week, you end up with about 10 hours
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He is the guy that does just enough not to get fired. Perhaps he used to be motivated, maybe even a top performer at one point in time. But now he just can’t be bothered. He rarely has ideas and is usually only passionate about not changing (anything) and making sure he is not inconvenienced
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Dependent and empower followers is leadership at two different levels. The beginning level is where dependent followers thrive. That first step of leadership is creating followers that are dependent on guidance. The dependent follower is also at the start of their management and leadership journey. The first level leader and dependent follower complement each other,
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It is great to join a new team when you have had education and training in leading teams. Sitting back and recognizing what the team is doing even though they are unaware. It can seem a little sinister or arrogant, but I enjoy taking a team through the stages of a team and making them
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I implemented a stupid policy. In my defense, the intent was to help my managers better plan their days, weeks, months, etc., but it ended up just wasting time. I had discovered the managers were not very deliberate with their time and there was confusion among the workers. To help them, each morning I asked
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There are many ways to keep employees around. The key to employee retention is to create an environment that any reasonable employee will enjoy being a part of. Not every job is glamorous, and many times people do not enjoy what they do. Creating a happy working environment and having great managers by following the
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It is one of the most frustrating and demoralizing things we can face in our professional lives, and we have all been there; we have all said it. “My boss is an idiot!” Boss, can mean supervisor, manager, etc. There are many different ways to express this sentiment, but it all boils down to the