Do you want a better company culture? That is not out of your reach. A couple of years ago, I shared some of my thoughts on this. Follow the link below to read about it.
via Why Your Company Needs Culture Confidence by Jim Johnson
Month: February 2020
Thank You for the Global Visits!
Where are readers of Go, Leader, Grow! located? All over the world! Here’s a snapshot of the readers’ location this month:
Thank you for visiting, reading, and interacting! I truly appreciate it! Leaders everywhere are working to become better. And that makes a better world.
Outdo One Another…
Today is Valentine’s Day. Here in the US, that means there will be lots of flowers and chocolates and cards given. Restaurants will be packed with lovers.
All this brought to mind a verse from the Bible. It is in Romans 12:10:
“Love one another in brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”
Now, you may not be a person a faith. That’s ok. Stay with me here.
I often tell people who ask that I like my job and love the people I work with. It’s true. I’m not perfect in this, but most days and in most moments, it’s true. It’s what drives me to serve them, to push them to be their best, to cheer them on.
But I want to focus on the second part of this verse – “Outdo one another in showing honor.”
What would happen to your company culture if the majority of the team did exactly this? I know many of us seem to be in competitions with each other within our companies. People strive to be the top dog in sales. Project leaders are looking to excel more than the last project manager.
But what if we all started striving to “outdo one another in showing honor.” How would conversations sound differently? How would meetings be run? How would conversations about someone who is not present sound (would those conversations stop?)? How would even casual interactions change for the better? How would your company’s culture change?
So, on this Valentine’s Day, I challenge you and me to work to outdo one another in showing honor. I think this could have a positive, systemic effect in your workplace. It can become a place where we honor, respect, and appreciate each other.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Don’t Tell Them
I have been leading people for over 30 years now. I am passionate about it. I love to see my teams succeed. I love to watch them learn and grow and get results. I love being a part of that process.
But I have to be honest. In my exuberance, I sometimes “take over” situations. I see the issue. I understand the fix. I just do it or I tell someone to go do it.
And that’s not helpful.
I am continually learning to stop telling them to do something. Instead, I challenge them to find the answer, the solution, the remedy. Why?
When they are tasked with figuring something out, they will learn more, connect more dots, and be able to act on this new information more clearly in the future. And their resolution may be far better than what I think it should have been.
I love my team. I love to get involved. But I continue to have to remind myself to challenge them to think and act vs me simply telling them what to do.
Train your team. Provide them feedback along the way. Listen to them. And give them opportunities to grow.
Go, Leader, Grow! 