We are all very good at Rushing to the Wrong answer when trying to solve a problem. We throw details out the window and became blinded by the end goal and direction we want to go in. We are so close that we can “taste it” and know we are on the right path. But in our efforts to get there, and only when we get there, do we finally realize that we were chasing…
How many times have you been in a meeting with someone venting about another team member or colleague? I mean venting, ranting, screaming, full of losing it. Only to have that person end the rant with – “this person will never change!”, So if they won’t change, why can’t you? If you had been expecting this other person to change and conform to your standards, why can’t you change and conform to theirs? No one’s…
Call it your worldview or framework, but what they really are, are your Internal Variables. The criteria that define what you, when you do it. They are your MAX_ACTION where you top out listening to someone complain about the same issue for the umpteenth time before moving on. They are your CURRENT_ATTEMPT where you are willing to keep doing something the old way before you realize there has to be a better way. They are…
The Delta Manager is the manager who realizes they don’t know it all, they are in over their head, they are swamped with projects and timelines and deliverables and don’t know what path forward they can take. They are on the verge of paralysis with anyone and everyone lining up at their desk to ask them questions and lay their demands at their feet. They are overwhelmed and exhausted. So here’s where they apply the…
It starts at zero. You didn’t come into this world trusting your parents 100%, you didn’t even know them. So you cried every chance you got. Over time you came to recognize their voice and touch and gave in to trusting them a little more each day. Your team is the exact same (save maybe the crying). You need to earn their trust so it goes above 100, not start at 100, letting it erode…