The Problem with Communication…
Whenever you need to get buy-in or galvanise people around a new initiative, or simply have something important that you want people to hear, there are 3 fundamental things you need to make sure you have covered before you start talking.
Is your tank running on empty?
We are overloaded, busier than we have ever been, and something will eventually give. That something is often you and your wellbeing.
Would your team vote YOU back in?
What if instead of the ‘once a leader, always a leader’ mentality, every year your team got to cast a vote for whether or not you got back in?
Are you picked first? Last? or Not at all?
When there is a new initiative and a team is picked for the task at hand, are you one of the ones that gets picked? Or are you left till last, or not picked at all?
First Clear the Weeds, then Plant the Seeds
‘I don’t have time to deal with it’ or ‘there are other more important issues/problems to solve’
Make Friends Before You Make Requests.
There is a level of care that builds when you start to really get to know people. Your role as a leader, first and foremost is to care about people.
When Your Team’s a Bit Shit, First Look Within…
“It wasn’t me, it was them”
8 Leadership Lessons I Learned from Painting My House.
It takes preparation, the right tools, skills and attitude, continual learning, patience, perseverance, and a few Heinekens along the way.
Influencing Positive Change: 3 Things to Get You Started.
It is everyone’s responsibility to make positive change in an organisation, and while failing to recognise our power to be a change maker is common, becoming a change maker is easy.