Articles for category: Leadership

January 24, 2025

Greg Thomas

No One’s Going to Give you the Lead

But everyone is going to be hoping you take the lead. That’s how it works. If people knew how to give the lead, they wouldn’t be giving it, they would be running with it, but they can’t, so they are, once again, asking you to lead. The question isn’t whether you can lead, the question is whether you will lead, whether you are going to take the lead and run with it. Once you have the lead, you can run with it, you can make the call, you can give them the trail to follow. But you need to grab

January 20, 2025

Greg Thomas

We Start Here

You start here. Today. Now. If the group you are with doesn’t want to start, it’s the wrong group for you to be with. If all everyone wants to do is complain about the problem, then go work on the problem. You don’t need to be part of the meeting, and meeting and meeting and meeting to keep talking about the problems. You know what the problems are. Now go and fix them.

January 19, 2025

Greg Thomas

Where do we Start?

The hardest question you will be asked and there are so many ways to get there; Have a workshop – list everything out. Break into groups and build a focus around a problem. Ask each person what their Top 5 issues are, come back together, and go through them. Appoint someone to lead, give them your trust, and let them loose. Ask everyone to write a paper, and review the papers. Get anonymous suggestions from EVERY member of the team and then rank them on the board. Bring in a consultant, get them to tell you what you already know,

January 18, 2025

Greg Thomas

Where do I Start?

Start at the simplest of building blocks. Ignore the symptoms, find the cause, and find the root cause. Being there. It won’t be the popular choice, it will be the needed choice. It’s not the easiest one to make, but it is the one that everyone needs.

January 17, 2025

Greg Thomas

Lead with People First

I guarantee you will never go wrong if you lead with your team first. There might be struggles. There might be ups and downs. There might be days you shake your head and wonder why you are doing it. But you will never regret it. Ever.

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