Articles for category: Leadership

March 17, 2023

Greg Thomas

Validation vs Feedback

Validation is the pat on the back that you did a good job (irrespective of whether you truly did do a good job). Feedback is the understanding that you didn’t do a good job, but now you know where to focus next time to not only do a good job but surpass what you did. Not everyone wants feedback, even when they are begging for it, they want validation because they did a lot to get there – regardless of whether it was right or wrong. The tricky part of the leader is to crave a team that wants feedback,

March 16, 2023

Greg Thomas

But What’s Happening?

If you receive different answers and varied responses to the question “What’s Happening?” – then the answer is – “No one knows.” And that’s where you need to start to make things better.

March 11, 2023

Greg Thomas

It All Comes Down to This

Except it doesn’t. Yes, you have worked so hard to get to where you are and what you are doing. Yes, you have put in all the extra effort, even that which wasn’t required of you. Yes, you have never given up in the face of adversity. And yes, you did it all because it all comes down to this moment. Except this moment didn’t go as planned, it didn’t work out the way you hoped and now, here you are, wondering what it was all for. In short, this wasn’t your moment, your moment hasn’t arrived yet, and if

March 8, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Actions You Lead With

You can say all the words you want. Send all the emails. Attend all the meetings. But what matters when all of that is said and done, is what actions you take. It’s the actions that people will always remember you for.

March 1, 2023

Greg Thomas

Things Will Go Wrong

Your new project, your latest endeavor, the next idea you have. Something will break. Something will not work. Something will blow up in your face (maybe on an important Zoom call). Something will go wrong. It’s life, don’t harp on it if it happens to someone else, don’t let it get you down if it happens to you. Something always goes wrong, move on from it.

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