Articles for category: Leadership

November 5, 2020

Greg Thomas

Outcome-Based Conversations

You might be talking a lot these days. Your calendar might be completely blue. And you might be having great discussions. But two weeks later you might also be wondering why nothing is changing and why what you thought were the actions never happened. It could be because you are not structuring your conversations around outcomes you want to see. Outcomes are bigger then agenda items, they are what you need to see happen next, what the next step is, what you want to come from these discussions. The are the next piece. If you aren’t having conversations that look

November 4, 2020

Greg Thomas

Vacation Guilt in A Remote World

When you can’t go anywhere on vacation, everyone knows where you are. The pull to log in “just once” and check your email. Or respond to that quick SLACK message that shows up on your phone. Or give out your personal cell for people to reach out to you in a pinch. If you choose not to respond, you’re wracked with guilt over letting your team down at a time when you were supposed to be “away”. You wouldn’t treat your team this way, so don’t do it to yourself. If you are planning to be on a “staycation”, do

November 1, 2020

Greg Thomas

Showing Up

Had a great time recording this episode of Remotely Prepared where we talked about the one hard thing that everyone is struggling with doing right now. Showing Up… especially when you’re a Leader. If you’re not sure how to do it, this is the episode for you to listen to. If you’re not sure if you’re doing it right, this is the episode for you to listen to. And if you’re not sure where to start, just show up and say “Hi”.

October 24, 2020

Greg Thomas

Understanding vs Knowing

We all know about problems. There are too many that exist right now to not know about problems that governments, companies and people are trying to solve. But do we understand the problem? Do we understand and appreciate all the intricacies and minutia that go into the problem? Do we grasp the context that is forming the problem and the data that is outlining what it is and what must be done to resolve it? Too often we accept Knowing the problem as acceptance for Understanding the problem, when they are so very different. It’s that chasm between Knowing and

October 20, 2020

Greg Thomas

Rethink the Problem

Factors change. Results come in. Experiments succeed and fail. What you thought you knew was the problem, might not have been the problem at all. Don’t get frustrated or even worse, give up. Step back, rethink the problem, approach it from a different angle. Move forward.

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