Take care, but take risks too
We can’t live a life without risk and so learning to take calculated risks (risk management) when we’re young is essential. I want my own kids to be risk takers and even better risk managers.
David Savage
Tracking – it’s useful in the bush
Tracking – it’s useful in the bush and for the same reasons, in the office too! It means you and the team know where ‘things are at’, at any time.
Building solution focused teams
When we’re Solution Focused, we’re creating chemistry in the brain that is better for our mental and physical wellbeing, we’re also having more fun!
Give people autonomy
Don’t think for other people, support them to do their own best thinking instead.
Establish parameters, your team’s playing field
Think about parameters as the edges of a soccer pitch. Within the parameters is the creative space where players put in the hard work. In an organisation, parameters may include things like timeframes, budget and quality but also things like scope and accountabilities.
Teams are stronger with common goals
Let’s talk about Common Goals. Does your team have them and are they clear?
The CEO Disease
The CEO Disease is a colourful term for a leadership feedback vacuum. This is where good solid feedback doesn’t make it through to the leader, thereby creating a vacuum where the leader thinks they know what’s going on (and how they are performing), but the reality is quite different.
Noisy Communication
When we’re listening to someone, there’s often a raft of messaging to make sense of. So which are the parts we really need to act on?
Tell vs. Ask
If you’re operating in an environment where people need to think to succeed, then ensure people aren’t being told how to think or what to think.