October 16, 2023

Greg Thomas

Let Them Work

You might be able to do it faster, and you might know more of what happens behind the scenes, but if you’re always jumping in, you’re never going to see what they can do, on their own, when you’re not around. Let them work, see what they can do when you’re not around, give them reign, and see what happens. Trust is built on seeing what they can do when you are not hovering over their shoulder, sending them IMs and emails asking for status updates. Let them work – you’ll be surprised.  

October 15, 2023

Greg Thomas

Getting Ready for What’s Next?

We all know have an idea of what’s next. But what do we do to get there, what do we need to do to prep for it? We have no idea. But oddly enough when we get there we go – “oh yeah, I should have done this, this and this.” Take the time, ask yourself what you need to get ready, write it down, figure it out and move start grinding it out.

October 14, 2023

Greg Thomas

Finding Your Goals

No really, what are your goals? What do you want to get to? What do you want to achieve? Where do you want to go? And most importantly, what matters to you most? If you’re not asking yourself those questions, you’re not any closer to reaching your goals.

October 13, 2023

Greg Thomas

Missed Deadlines

I missed a number of posts in September, what can I say it was busy and that carried forward into October. Here’s how it goes when you miss a deadline. Day 1 – I’ll get it tomorrow. Day 2 – Okay, well I already missed one, so what’s one more? Day 3 – Tomorrow, I promise tomorrow. Day 4 – Do I really want to do this?  Nothing has changed in my life? Day 5 – I feel like something is missing in me, things are building up. Day 6 – No I miss this, but I’m not sure how

Building Trust Fast

New teams need trust, fast. They need that groundwork, that foundation that established teams already have. They are having to change the rocket fuel while the rocket is soaring through the sky without it falling to the ground. What they don’t know, is that the rocket can slow down, it can take a hiccup, it can hit a different switch to get them back on track, as long as everyone sees where they are going, where they are headed, and what needs to happen. Trust moves at the pace of the team – whether it’s fast or slow, depends entirely