Posts with the ‘Culture’ tag
Business magazines publish article after article discussing a company’s culture. The articles often focus on perks, the color of the office walls, or the fact there is a ping pong table where the conference table used to be. Who cares! I don’t care that I get to play ping pong at work if I can’t […]
When meat is marinated, it is soaked in a marinade for an extended period of time. The marinade sauce penetrates into the meat and not only keeps the meat moist and edible when it is placed over a fire, but it also changes the flavor of the meat. That flavor is maintained during the cooking […]
Now what? After reviewing a stack of resumes, phone screenings, multiple interviews and reference checks, I have hired the best person out there for the job. What’s next? I could do nothing, roll the dice and hope my new hire reaches the potential I see in them. Or I could eliminate chance and put the […]
75% of a person’s waking hours are spent on work – Getting to and from work. Thinking about work. Actually working in their job. I heard this statistic last week and started thinking about what an awesome responsibility we have as leaders. My leadership at work has huge implications for the lives of my people. […]
I started my first team from scratch and it took us over two years to hit our stride. My second team had a mix of experienced and novice members on it. We took about a year to begin to fire on all cylindars. The next team was pieced together from other teams. The individuals were […]
It’s like a sad Dilbert cartoon. A leader sitting in his office shooting email after email off to people he can see through the glass window of his office. It’s sadder when he has set up a culture on his team that he expects an immediate response to his emails. Is this a Dilbert cartoon […]
The reward for leadership is the opportunity to make more sacrifices. I see many talented people become disillusioned leaders because they are not prepared for this fact. I attended the National Council On Culture and Leadership Annual Summit (NCCL Website) last week and heard a fellow West Point graduate Steve Ingalls describe the sacrifices we […]
Early in my leadership career in Corporate America, I followed the pack. I did what others did. I remember watching my sales manager lead a certain way, and I emulated what he had done. Unfortunately by following what was commonly done, my teams consistently had very common results. Like many people, being common was never […]
There are High Maintenance People and there are Low Maintenance People. The High Maintenance People wear me out. I like Low Maintenance People! I believe you can have teams that are High Maintenance and teams that are Low Maintenance. I have led both types of teams. Again, I like Low Maintenance Teams! What does a Low […]
Lead, Follow AND Get Out of The Way! The famous bumper sticker actually reads Lead, Follow OR Get Out of The Way. But, for leaders the proper statement needs the AND instead of the OR. For most people placed into leadership the call to lead is obvious. This is a no-brainer. A teacher’s job is […]
