We still need Remote Leaders. Leaders that lay the foundation and groundwork for what everyone in the team needs to do; Show up on time and prepared. Let people know in advance when you are away. Chart the path between schedules. Minimize distractions and maintain focus and priority. Engage in meaningful growth and dialogue through One-On-Ones and Team Development. Ensure your team is getting the training you need. Being a remote leader is the hardest,…
Every question has two responses. The knee-jerk, shoot from the hip, get off my back, I’m tired of this, you don’t know what you’re talking about, this is a waste of my time response. Or, the “take a step back”, read it again, don’t rush to respond, gather the information and this must mean something to you response. The latter doesn’t mean you are ignoring the potentially valid issue being raised, it simply means you…
Possibly. Maybe. I think. It could. Well, it should do it. There is a chance. That’s what it was meant to do. All of these are good starting points, but they are not answers to the one question that matters – “Does it Work?” Where the only answer that matters is Yes or No.
Traffic Management is a very complicated endeavour that we hand over to automated systems to route signals to – very much akin to light posts at a traffic stop. But in the event of a power outage, if you watch people try to manage it themselves you’ll see it gets along “okay” until one person gets frustrated and decides they need to go a bit faster than what you are currently doing to manage the…
You are going to make good decisions, and you are going to make bad ones. You will not always get it right, no one has a hundred percent success rate. But you need to make a decision. Not making a decision, and spending more and more time arguing about the pros and cons is not helping your team, it’s confusing them. Make a call, admit when it’s wrong, don’t flaunt it when it’s right, and…