It’s always an adventure to listen to concerns, assumptions and often fears about
committing to a field of study or starting a job search. Here are a few phrases
that I’ve heard many times yet always surprise me.
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If you look back on leaders who have inspired and challenged you, you’ll remember a few common themes among them. Certainly they were adept, organized and typically possessed great skill in their area of expertise. But whether they were leading an IT team, a creative team or not-for-profit board, they shared some common traits. It happens more often than you think; a deadline is missed, a call isn’t returned, a deliverable isn’t met. Sometimes the “whoops” is obvious. You watch the CEO apologize for an inaccurate data point on your division slide presentation. Other times, you learn about an issue directly from your leader; as in the “we-need-to-fix-this-now-or-it-will-reflect-poorly-on-the-team” conversation. Bottom line. No one likes to miss the mark. But when it’s your supervisor… Once upon a time in an economy far far away, managers and team members enjoyed the luxury of 8 hour work days, well-defined roles and responsibilities and predictable business operations. Not anymore. “Change Management” is now a defined skill set; An Eagle a Day Keeps the Grinch Away During a holiday excursion to the local mall, I saw a bald eagle. He (or she) swooped right in front of my car, flew across a parking lot full of cars and perched on top of the local hotel. After watching her for about 10 minutes, I went into the book store made my purchase and headed back to my parking spot. I noticed the eagle was still there but nobody no one around me was aware of her. So as I passed by 3 complete strangers—I announced with a smile and pointed “there’s bald eagle up there.” The first woman gasped and said “wow”. The second lady said “thank you for sharing” and a young man with a frown brightened up with big grin and said “why yes that is a bald eagle”. Management message: you have the knowledge to create excitement. Don’t keep it to yourself. Share it. |
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