Two words that can change the direction of your meeting in a heartbeat. Heads Up. Look out. And plenty more that you can come up that speaks more to what is going to happen than what has happened. They are the words that your team hears and perk up at knowing what comes next is going to be action, direction and implementation for whatever they are working on. Whatever they are to you, find them,…
If it’s not at your place of work, it doesn’t mean you need to leave. It means you need to find your team elsewhere. It means you need to lead the search to find them. It means its up to you to decide how badly you want it. (this is the part that everyone gets stuck on)
You don’t need to check that news site one more time – nothing has changed – at least nothing worthwhile. If you’re in a rut or at a place where there is never enough to do, than it’s time for you to start figuring out how to get enough to do. That’s it. Make a Plan, stick to it, and stop spending the hours browsing news sites, watching YouTube or setting up your playlists. Focus…
Will leave. They will lose interest. They will lose faith in your plans. They will not push themselves. They will start to look elsewhere. Find out what will challenge them, what will bring back the spark to ignite them and show them how they can grow and restore their faith. There is always time to turn around an under performing team, but you have to be willing to take the first step and challenge them.
I love this line, it’s from the Transformers movie. I think of it every time I see someone on the path to Burnout – taking on too much, pushing too hard, not giving themselves enough breaks, trying to be the hero and then the inevitable – falling down, making mistakes, losing your cool on your team and everyone else around you. If you need something to remind you of how burn out can be, look no…