New teams need trust, fast. They need that groundwork, that foundation that established teams already have. They are having to change the rocket fuel while the rocket is soaring through the sky without it falling to the ground. What they don’t know, is that the rocket can slow down, it can take a hiccup, it can hit a different switch to get them back on track, as long as everyone sees where they are going,…
Do you have one for your team? What do they need to work on? I.e., what tasks should they do first? What do they need to focus on? I.e., what needs to be done when? What do they do when they aren’t sure what to do? I.e., what can they fall back on? The playbook is what gives your team something to fall back on because that’s what it is, when all else fails, do…
I have lists for my lists. I have checkboxes, note apps, and journals where I write down anything and everything. I don’t want to forget, even though I do, sometimes I realize I’m just not writing down the right thing. But I keep them simple, I keep them focused and I’m definitely not paying to write down an idea for a monthly subscription fee. But the ones I get done the most? Those are in…
They stare you in the face and countdown to the end of a pre-defined time. What do they really do? They stare you in the face and give you the indication that this thing you’re working on, this thing you don’t want to do that you wish would end, will be over, at some point, boiled down to minutes and seconds (no one sets a timer for an over an hour). And they get you…
It’s not what’s written down. It’s not your job description. It’s not what people think you do or what they ask you to accomplish. It’s what your team needs, that’s your role.