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Keeping others accountable: The carrot or the stick?
We live in a world of increasing complexity. And part of that complexity involves doing more, better, faster with less. When we move in this direction, it is easier for some tasks and duties to get overlooked.
Earlier this week, I was working with a management team that was disappointed in their staff. The staff members had agreed to entering specific data regularly, and it wasn’t getting done. There had been many conversations with the group members both individually and as a team. In spite of all these efforts, the data was not being entered consistently.
Leaders Listen…to everyone
While reading the Wall Street Journal this morning, I noticed an article on “Work Place Bias”. The author gave an example of an executive from a major aerospace security system provider. Her name was Denise, and she admitted “I may not have made the best decisions because of inadequate input from introverts. I tend to favor more talkative personalities.”
This reminded me of a key fundamental of a collaborative team: Idea fluency.
Three steps to genius
When I think of the word “genius”, I think of brilliant people like Einstein and Mozart. Even though none of us were born a “Mozart” or an “Einstein”, we are all gifted with unique talents and potential that is waiting to be cultivated. And here is the good news: All geniuses possess three important abilities that we all can build in ourselves. Here they are:
Respected leaders walk the high road
We all know the value of emotional intelligence in leadership. Knowing it is one thing, but applying it can be more challenging.
About a year ago, I was coaching a client who owns highly successful business with a sterling reputation. Linda was working with her biggest client and ran into a tough situation: The company had hired a new person to lead the department that Linda interacted with. When Linda met the director, Megan she immediately sensed resistance and hostility. It quickly became apparent that Megan wanted no part of Linda, and was poised to undermine and distort all the Linda did.
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A key to preventing peaks and valleys
If you are a business owner, you have probably heard the saying, “Work on your business and in your business” many times. In other words, balance your focus and activities in a way that keeps you on top of serving your clients while generating new sales opportunities.
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