Leading in Different Times #2: Reinforce Clarity
This is the second in a series of Play notes about leading well during different times such as this one. “This not that. Here not …
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What Do We Do When Something Goes Wrong?
If we want to forever be in charge of fixing the problems, then we should give lectures, orders, and consequences. If we want others to …
React or Respond?
Poor leaders react. When something unexpected or unwanted happens, they act, rather unproductively, from habit. They speak whatever comes to mind. They exhibit little wisdom. …
How to Help When Team Members Struggle
We all struggle from time to time for all sorts of reasons. Though most leaders aren’t trained as therapists, we are all very well trained …
Tolerating Incompetence
Because confronting them is uncomfortable, we will often tolerate people that we judge as incompetent. But this helps no one. Everyone feels bad and distracted. …
Leadership is Simple
Our job as leaders is to build an environment where others get valuable stuff done together. Our job is made easier when we coach people to …
Leadership Rule #1
Never do for another what they can do for themselves. Often we see people dropping the ball and we think, “If you want something done …
Leader, Know Thyself
As great leaders, we understand ourselves. We know our strengths, blind spots, and biases. And we consistently grow ourselves. We do all this for three …
The Right Question to Ask After We Have Delegated Something
When we are concerned whether another person can or will follow through on a task she or he has committed to, we often pick the …
You Can Give Me a Strawberry…
Just for today, let’s use the word ‘strawberry’ to mean a solution, an answer, an idea, or a bit of advice. If the object of …