Even though we had a lot of passion when we started in this leadership position, the challenges we face day-to-day over time can begin to drag us down. It’s not usually a sudden thing, although a big public failure can take a big toll on our passion and attitude. However, usually, it is a gradual […]
Month: January 2015
Am I willing to give up “good” for “great?”
We often think that good is on the road to a great. However, in some situations, great is not on the same path. In fact, sometimes it requires going down a completely different path in order to get to “great.” You have to look very far in order to find stories of companies that had […]
Did we earn success too easily? What did we miss? What do we need to learn?
Success that comes too easily feels like a gift. It is sort of like winning the lottery – riches from a lucky $2 investment. Although I appreciate the rare times that it happens, I also realize we end up missing things as a result. We don’t have the learning that comes from the challenges (and […]
As a leader, how often do I “pitch in” to help get something done even though it wasn’t my job?
Before I was a leader, I always helped on projects and tasks that I didn’t own. It seemed like the right thing to do as part of the team. Besides, I was on the frontlines – who else was going to do some of those things that no one else wants to do. In fact, […]
Are we spending too little on training and learning? What long term impact will that have?
This is a difficult balancing act. If we pull people off of the productive work they are doing, our results won’t be as good as we predicted. But the training will help them be more productive so that when they return to their work our results will be even better. And they will feel better […]