If you are still the decider-in-chief–that is, if you are still stepping in to solve a problem for someone on your team –you are getting in the way of what you and your company need and want. Instead, tell them, “This is yours. How can I help?”
Sometimes we have a visceral reaction against starting with a problem. But there is great joy in problems when we look at them in a better way.
There are all sorts of reasons to be pessimistic about our world. And the problems are real: economic turmoil, competition, rising costs of living, climate, …
Every problem is solvable. And we can be the solution-finding leaders our companies (and world) need. But we don’t believe this. So, zoom out, dear leader.
They say that execution eats strategy for breakfast. But emotional intelligence devours execution while it sleeps. Ew. But hmm.
Everywhere we look, there are tumultuous events on the surface and a calmer, wiser, stronger force sitting quietly behind the hoopla. We see it in …
Most of us struggle to measure up. It can be subtle but not hard to see when we look. We want to get the grade, …
In our drive to get things done, we often leap into action. But best practices would say, “Pause. Breathe. Look. Leap.” Do daily and weekly …
Growth hurts. We don’t like the complexity. Our company used to be simpler but now has more people and more moving parts. We spend time …
