When someone brings up a PowerPoint at a meeting what’s your first thought? How many slides until it’s over? How long is this going to take? What template did they use? Why are they using transitions? What value is this bringing? Amazon has an infamous no Powerpoint policy, does it work? Does everyone remember everything they need to say? What if instead of having to talk about how to do something, you showed them what…
Leading Teams is not an easy endeavour. Nothing ever goes perfectly well and the person to blame will always be the leader. If you can handle and shoulder that blame as you take on a new challenge, as you pick up your feet and try again. You have the makings of a leader, that is in short supply, that your team needs.
Is it the person who called it? The one with the most seniority? The person who calls the meeting isn’t necessarily the one who’s going to lead it. Their role was to get everyone together, but who leads it? What are you discussing? What’s the problem you’re trying to solve? Start there, that’s your leader.
If only Levelling Up were this easy (and fun). Instead, you have to trust the path you’re on, the process, and the direction you’re headed that it will lead to leveling up, lead to getting better, and lead to getting that much closer to your end goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KICdX-v9X4
You’ve one last try. Make it worth everything. But don’t regret something you did and don’t throw out everything you are just to get the win.