October 25, 2021
Chasing stats is a good short-term victory. It means changing what you do and what you care about to get some quick wins. It means redirecting people and resources to achieve those quick points that put a win in the column. The problem is, if you keep chasing stats in the short-term, your long-term strategy starts to fall apart, it starts to fail and break simply because you don’t have one. You’ve been too busy chasing stats and wins and missed the bigger picture.
October 21, 2021
I watched this clip twice tonight, only because it is so relatable. Do we know the problem we are trying to solve? Does everyone at the table understand what we are trying to do? Are we all on the same page? We can all nod our heads and go yes, but in that case, who are you helping. Understand the problem, get everyone on the same page, move forward.
October 15, 2021
Remember having day-long planning sessions where everyone got together to figure out a problem or map out your plans for the next quarter or year? If you haven’t had to do this yet (don’t worry it’s coming) but if you have one on the horizon and aren’t sure where to start, here are a few pointers. Pre-Preparation – yes pre-preparation, before the session begins, identify what you need people to do before they get there, what information do you need to have in hand so you can anticipate people’s questions and directions. Start with the people – only invite people
October 13, 2021
If you sign up to do something, it’s on you to do it. If you don’t do it, your team will question the next time you take on a commitment and the next time, and on and on and on. Commitments are not easy, nor should they be. That’s why we need to think to make them. If you do take on a commitment and get stuck, good, that means you’re working on it. But the follow-up is to put your hand up and ask for help. You have a whole team waiting to jump in and help you.
October 11, 2021
Only one person on a project ever knows where the release is truly at. Whether it’s the person that’s taking the sum of the parts or the person responsible for their own team’s part – there is always that one person on every project that has the most intimate knowledge as to what is being released. They don’t need to feel the pulse, they are the pulse, and they release pulsates at every right and wrong through them. They don’t do all the work to get it out the door, but they do know what all the work is required
