Just because you know everything is going well doesn’t mean everyone else does. That’s something I had to learn during my leadership career. I can remember times when I was working on a project, everything was moving along as expected, and I felt pretty good about where things stood. The work was getting done. WeContinue reading “Leadership Lesson #23 – Transparency Creates Confidence”
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Leadership Lesson #22 – Difficult Conversations Build Strong Organizations
A difficult conversation today can prevent a much bigger problem tomorrow. Have you ever known you needed to have a conversation with someone but kept finding reasons to put it off? I think we’ve all been there. Maybe you’ve got an employee who’s not meeting expectations. Maybe two people on your team aren’t getting along.Continue reading “Leadership Lesson #22 – Difficult Conversations Build Strong Organizations”
Leadership Lesson 21 – Listen To Understand
Are you listening to understand, or just waiting for your turn to speak? Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and realized that while they were talking, you were already thinking about what you were going to say next? I have. More times than I probably should admit. And here’s the funny thing.Continue reading “Leadership Lesson 21 – Listen To Understand”
Leadership Brief #4
A brief summary of these 5 Leadership Lessons.
Leadership Lesson #20 – Your Legacy is the Leaders You Developed
Great leaders are remembered not just for what they achieved, but for the leaders they helped develop. At some point, every leadership assignment ends. You change positions. You retire. The organization restructures. Someone else is promoted. Another person eventually takes your place. When that happens, the title you once held belongs to someone else. TheContinue reading “Leadership Lesson #20 – Your Legacy is the Leaders You Developed”
Leadership Lesson #19 – Every Employee Deserves a Growth Plan
The goal should be to help every employee be more capable than they are today. One of the questions employees eventually ask themselves is: “What is next for me?” Sometimes they ask it after six months – Sometimes after several years. But sooner or later, most people begin thinking about where they are going, whatContinue reading “Leadership Lesson #19 – Every Employee Deserves a Growth Plan”
Leadership Lesson #18 – Develop Strengths Before Fixing Weaknesses
Great leaders do not define people by their weaknesses. They help people grow by building on their strengths. For many years, the traditional approach to employee development has been fairly predictable. -Identify the gaps. -Find the weaknesses. -Create a plan to fix them. The logic seems reasonable. If someone has an area where they areContinue reading “Leadership Lesson #18 – Develop Strengths Before Fixing Weaknesses”
Leadership Lesson 17 – Feedback Is a Gift
The best feedback is not given to tear people down. It is given to help them grow. Most leaders understand that feedback is important. The challenge is that not all feedback is helpful, and not all leaders give it well. Over more than 40 years of leading, training, and developing people, I have seen feedbackContinue reading “Leadership Lesson 17 – Feedback Is a Gift”
Leadership Lesson #16 – Coach More Than You Correct
Great leaders don’t just correct performance. They develop people. One of the easiest things for a manager to do is identify what someone has done wrong. The order wasn’t completed correctly. A customer complaint wasn’t handled well. A deadline was missed. A procedure wasn’t followed. A goal wasn’t achieved. The manager sees the problem, tellsContinue reading “Leadership Lesson #16 – Coach More Than You Correct”
