on life and leadership
Everyone is “special” in his or her own kind of way. Leading and making teams work means taking into account connect with individuals. Great leaders are ones who understand how to connect and speak to each person on their team. One of the first dynamics is individuality. Not everyone you lead understands things the same. …
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People protest. Having spoken to friends in the past, and recently, it is clearer to me the kinds of protests people make. I’m talking about what people do or say when they’re unhappy with the service a business or organisation offers. It also includes when people are unhappy about something in the teams and organisations they …
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Sometimes there just isn’t any deeper meaning. Sometimes the obvious is what must be acted on. We must be careful that in pushing innovation and solution seeking our default is not “complex”. Not every solution is easy, neither is every solution complex. The great place to start is the simple and obvious. Always start with, “what …
We’ve been desperate for rain and finally the clouds gather. I was hoping for rain, until I thought about the farmers I’m neighbors with. Now they had true hope for rain. The thing is, hope is not just holding your breath. Hope is being prepared for what you hope for. Not planning for what you …
When something or its purpose is not understood, it is likely to be misused and abused. Accountability is one of those misunderstood this and, as a result, not practiced well. This is how you’re messing up accountability:
