Giving Feedback: Three Data Points

When your company’s leadership team is meeting to resolve a people issue and the employee’s manager is about to talk with her or him to solve it, make sure the manager leaves the meeting with three examples of unproductive behavior that has been noted by members of the team.

Perfect is now the Enemy of Done

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Entrepreneurial companies never have enough resources to accomplish all of the goals set by its leaders. Because resources are limited, always focus on accomplishing the 20% of the goal that will help you achieve 80% of the result, while remembering that perfect is the enemy of done.

It Takes All Kinds

Do you ever get frustrated with people on your leadership team while solving problems or brainstorming ideas? They may ask too many questions, jump to conclusions too fast, are too quiet, or are always a pessimist. Do you sometimes wish they all had your “MO” when discussing these things? Wouldn’t that be great? Or would it?

You might think it’s best to have all optimists on your leadership team or that it might be best to have all innovators or all realists, when in reality, my experience, after having observed almost 100 leadership teams identify, discuss, and solve issues, is that you’ll actually benefit by having a balance of all types.

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The Discipline of Waiting

When something good or bad happens, or when we have an idea, we want to share it. When we have a question, we want to ask it. When we are frustrated, we want to vent.

Sharing our news, ideas, questions and frustrations whenever the urge strikes, consumes an incalculable amount of time and human energy, and that matters because many of us say we don’t have enough time to accomplish everything we want to accomplish.

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The “Let Go” List

If you’re reading this, you just might be that founder, owner, and visionary who really struggles to let go. The company is your baby. You’ve had a hand in every aspect of it for years, and you don’t know how to feel comfortable unless you keep doing that. If that sounds like you (or the person you work for), don’t worry. You have plenty of company. And there’s hope.

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A Culture of Ownership Starts with Clear Accountability

The overall safety record in commercial aviation remains strong, despite occasional high-profile incidents. In fact, the chances of fatality in an aviation accident are 1 in 9,821, while in an automobile they’re 1 in 114! There is a simple formula for the high success rate in aviation: great processes plus solid training/certification plus an obsession with clear responsibilities.

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