June 18, 2022
You Don’t Understand
Of course, we don’t. That’s why we’re asking. A more accurate (and received response) would be – “let me explain”. Because that’s what will help me learn.
Articles for category: Leadership
June 17, 2022
Failure Isn’t Everything
We romanticize failure infinitely too much. Yes, to grow you need to fail. But if you are failing all the time and in a spectacular fashion, perhaps the goal shouldn’t be to keep failing but to find a way to generate a win so you can build on that. At some point we need to succeed.
June 16, 2022
The Pursuit of Next
Next is what we are all after. We don’t always know what next is, but we know it is the next thing that we want to go for, it’s the next thing we want to achieve. The goal then is to figure out what you need to do, to get to Next, and start the plan to get there. Sounds like lots of “thinking” work and not enough “doing” work, but if you’re not willing to think about where you want to go, how will you know what you are going to do when you get there?
June 10, 2022
The Mentor’s Dilemma
At some point in the mentoring process, the mentor sees the problem at hand. They realize what is holding back their mentee and what needs to be done before they move forward. It’s akin to the clicking moment that many coaches experience when someone they are working with “gets it”, in this case, it’s the mentor that has realized what the problem is. The dilemma, in this case, is a back and forth conversation that happens in the mentor’s head as to whether the mentee can handle hearing what the problem is and what they need to do to solve
June 9, 2022
You Can’t just “Be” There
They say that showing up is 80% of the battle, you do that, you show up, and theoretically, no matter what you do from there, you should still be solid with your team. Perhaps as an individual, this rule applies, but as a leader, it can’t. No one needs a leader to show up and stand there, what use is one more person, standing there and not “doing” anything. If you are just “showing up”, chances are you aren’t doing enough for your team and if you don’t know where to start, the first place is the easiest – “What