CREATING GREATNESS...
Apr 26, 2023
I Wish My People Would…
When it comes to driving your business performance to greatness, team #leaders and line #managers make this mistake:
They act like a boss and spend their time telling people what to do (and sometimes when to do it), only to find themselves wondering why their team won’t think for themselves.
It's a mistake because if you want your business to be great, you need to help your team be great. Last time we checked...
"You can’t boss someone into greatness.” - a Clarism
If you’re being bossy, the only ‘grate-ing’ that’s going on is you - on everyone else’s nerves.
The consequence is going to be you having to do the thinking for everyone. It’s like hitting a serve in tennis and running around the other side of the net and returning the ball back to yourself while your team watch you do it!
You find yourself complaining and saying “I wish my people would…
…Be more #accountable
…Take the #initiative
…Think for themselves
“If I have to do the thinking for both of us, one of us is redundant.” - a Clarism
You are paying for 100% of the person to be there but only unleashing 50% of the talent they can bring to the business…and it’s your fault (FYI...the #warfortalent should start inside your business)
Instead, what if we became #coaches for, not #bosses, to our people? What if we decided to ask more than we tell? This will help them become their best and do their life’s best work while in our care and beyond.
Imagine if your team felt that they could bring their best self to work every day. People will produce exceptional value when they feel exceptionally valued.
So, next time don’t be a bossy bully, no one loves that guy/gal.
Leave the grating for the cheese and leap into leadership by asking questions to help understand what they think and #coach the gap between that and the thinking you want your team to have.
#leadership #business #team #work #leaders #talent #people
Dave Clare, CEO & Founder - Circle Leadership
WEEKLY CLARISM
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