No lengthy lectures. No complicated frameworks. Just a minute or so of straight talk, practical ideas, and the occasional nudge to rethink how you’re approaching your work as a leader: the Wake-Up Calls video shorts from Art Petty.
While individuals at the executive level are typically savvy communicators in a variety of settings, the ‘f’ topic for ‘feedback’ is a stressor for many.
When the newly promoted (level-up leader) flails, leaving a trail of stress and strife in their wake, there are a few steps you can take to help them acclimate to the role. I share 3.
Eliminating micro-team managers may make perfect sense. Eliminating layers may make sense, too. But gutting management capacity and turning managers into players with token responsibility for coaching, coordination, development, and execution is a recipe for trouble.
If something goes wrong, how do you respond? Do you look primarily outward at the external factors that created that outcome…circumstances, other people, luck, management or others? Or, do you focus your attention on what you can influence moving forward? Your locus of control counts in your success.
Wake-Up Calls for Managers — Insights to Sharpen Focus and Elevate Results is my latest contribution to helping anyone responsible for the work of others survive and ultimately thrive in the hardest parts of their jobs. It’s also, as the title suggests, a “wake-up call” to think differently about how you engage with your colleagues and get the results you and your organization need in this world of change.
We overuse the word ‘team’ in the workplace. While I usually don’t get hung up on semantics, I encourage leaders at all levels to reserve the ‘team’ concept for those occasions when a loose confederation of functional experts won’t cut it. Building a true team takes deliberate effort in the right areas.
The leader should recognize and reward results, celebrate successes, advance those who demonstrate the acumen to get things done within the boundaries, and remember to adjust the pace to reflect the human need to recharge before tackling the next big thing
