Not every idea you hear is worth pursuing. Not every proposal is worth pushing thru. But there’s a huge difference between rejected a bad idea and rejecting a person. And it’s important to distinguish between the two. When we reject an idea, we should be able to articulate where it fails. We should be able …
Leaders reject pitches & proposals but not people CONTINUE READING
Don’t let the worst employees define your processes. Years ago I worked for a company that had internet access for all the employee computers but the sites Yahoo! and ESPN were unavailable. It turns out a couple of employees had been spending way too much time checking basketball scores – so the company had eliminated …
Sometimes you just need someone to say it. So I’ll be the one to tell you – you can’t do it all. This isn’t a message of focus. It’s not an attempt to tell you to strategically choose what’s on your “to do” or “won’t do” lists. Nope. This is just the recognition that we …
A buddy of mine introduced me to the phrase, “The speed of the leader, the speed of the team.” It represents the notion that leaders can sometimes slow the progress of their team, just like they can also help it move more quickly. I’ve never wanted my teams to perform poorly. I’ve never signed up …
I’ve often talked with folks about the most destructive leadership tool in their homes – which in my mind is the microwave. Mostly because it suggests to us that everything can happen quickly, and when it comes to leadership this just isn’t true. But when we’re talking about the most important leadership tool, I find that many people ignore or walk by it regularly without giving it the glance they ought to.
Thinking about the culture you’re creating, after you’ve created it, is a bit late in the process. To create a culture where teams thrive, where high performers like working, there are at least four things you have to get right. You can’t have high performing teams without big challenges In their book, The Wisdom of …