The biggest, most important, number 1 opportunity a leader creates is the opportunity to evolve and grow. Do things feel stagnant? Ask who isn’t evolving or growing and why. Then figure out what you’re going to do about it.
Tag: management
You Can’t Boil The Ocean
Welcome to January, when all of the big visions for year get mashed into the pavement by your already spinning racing tires. There’s the big stuff and the directions we’re heading in. And there’s also what exactly what we have to do next. Left foot, right foot, etc. All the way to the goals. As … Continue reading You Can’t Boil The Ocean
A Car Has More Than A Gas Pedal
I spent the end part of last year learning a ton of new systems. I got frustrated - really frustrated - with how slowly everything was going (even when it wasn’t actually going slowly). Learning new systems is a lot like learning to drive. At first, none of it makes sense. But then, kind of … Continue reading A Car Has More Than A Gas Pedal
Leading From Behind (Running Back Parent Edition)
Legendary Cowboys running back Emitt Smith is a proud Florida Gators alum. When his son EJ decided to go to Stanford to play football, over Florida. He had this to say. It’s a lesson in how to lead from behind, supporting the agency of your people, My son has his own journey, and it is … Continue reading Leading From Behind (Running Back Parent Edition)
Podcast Of The Week: How To Fire Someone The Right Way
Nick Huber has a short, but impactful podcast on firing people the right way. It’s a business lesson, with some leadership and life lessons mixed in.
Disney Park Character Training
I was talking to a friend putting together a memory book of trips to Disney World for her kids. She highlighted how the characters sign autographs and how the kids had multiple autographs of characters from multiple visits that were all the same. That’s some serious character training. Businesses that can capture the right vibe … Continue reading Disney Park Character Training
Lifestyle/Workstyle and Time/Money
I spend a lot of time in my professional life talking to people about “wealth.” It all boils down to healthy versus unhealthy relationships with both time and money. And then Ash Ambirge showed up with a Selfish Forever email in my inbox. Unsurprisingly, she put a few things about time vs. money, wealthy vs. … Continue reading Lifestyle/Workstyle and Time/Money
When Experience Ceases To Help
Something I’ve experienced firsthand AND witnessed multiple other times within organizatoins is the “experienced” card. Sometimes its valid. Years of work can lead to a strong gut-intuition that senses what’s what. However, sometimes its invalid too. The mental barrier of “this is the way we’ve always done it” can end up being the wall the … Continue reading When Experience Ceases To Help
Top Down Versus Bottom Up Innovation
Innovation at work happens differently depending on which direction you’re approaching it from. If you want to innovate on how you drive sales, talk to your best sales people and focus on what they do (not just what they say they do, they’re sales people after all). If you want to innovate on how you … Continue reading Top Down Versus Bottom Up Innovation
I’m Too Busy
I’m in a “I’ve got way too much going on right now” phase of life (on purpose, and for good reasons) that I’m looking forward to winding back a little next year so I have some peace. Debbie Millman, graphic design* and writing and podcasting legend has one of my favorite quotes about busyness. It’s … Continue reading I’m Too Busy