Everywhere I’ve worked has prioritized customers and clients on a pedestal above everyone else. I’ve had bosses and potential bosses cancel meetings & interviews last-minute due to client ‘fire drills’ (needless to say – I am skeptical of who was placing the urgency on these tasks).
Often, there is a large disconnect between leaders and ‘on the ground’ levels of organizations. As people start to move up in the organization, they start to prioritize their focus on the higher levels and they lose sight of something very crucial: the true pulse of the organization.
How often do you evaluate your leadership effectiveness? Daily? Weekly? Quarterly? Annually (at performance review time)? Never?
One of the biggest ways I see companies and leaders struggle is due to operating reactively. Why do companies tend to operate reactively? In my experience as an Executive Coach, the reason most organizations operate reactively is because they lack a strong, cohesive, highly-effective senior leadership team.
Baby Boomers are retiring at a rapid rate (much faster than anticipated – some say the pandemic is the impetus). Millennials, the largest generation in the workforce, are now getting promoted into leadership (people management) positions and they are largely inexperienced, unprepared, and feeling very insecure.
Saying “yes” to every request will: (1) cause burnout; (2) set a precedent; (3) set unrealistic expectations; (4) means you are saying “no” to potentially some other important items.
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“Sorry” has become an overused word and when it is overused, it loses meaning and sincerity. Often, it is being used for things that don’t require an apology. Additionally, when you apologize for things that do require an apology but do so without genuine remorse or an attempt at changing your behavior – is worthless and erodes trust.
Developing leaders should be a default, non-negotiable in every organization. Over 60% of companies offer NO leadership training (LinkedIn Learning report). Additionally, most organizations don’t seem to track, evaluate, or analyze their turnover/hiring costs (eek!). Choosing not to develop leaders is choosing to remain stagnant.
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