Life is full of risks. Risk is the chance that something will go wrong – from mere inconvenience to catastrophic loss of life and property. Humans have managed risk pretty well over the millennia. We know that, because we’re still here. Leaders have led teams who have worked to get…
66. Are you paying attention?
What gets attention gets done. What we like, think about, follow, are motivated by. These all help define us, and our lives. They especially help define leaders, and what they’re good at. And what their teams pay attention to. So too, however, does what we’re not interested in. Not just…
63. Do you follow the Rules?
Humans invented Rules. Rules were invented to make societies work. Individuals’ actions are limited to enable the group to survive or thrive. Don’t cause harm, don’t steal property, drive on the left. wash your hands before eating. Order drives Progress. Rules also make compliance & power easier to manage, but…
58. Q5: How long do we need?
Routines run the world. What we do every day, every week is what determines our fate, not what we wish we’d do. It’s nice to wish that a problem could be solved quickly but what do we do with those that can’t? Any leader can ask “when will you finish?”,…
57. Q4: Where are we Headed?
Knowing where the team is, is a fundamental responsibility of leadership. Keeping track of progress is a serious task that should occupy a reasonable part of all leaders’ time. But knowing where you are isn’t enough. Knowing whether you hit the target or not, isn’t enough. All Leaders ask “Are…
56. Q3: What’s Important?
Confusion can come from not understanding a problem. It can also come from having too many choices. Too many choices & not understanding are linked. Our 3rd Leadership Question is about targets and priorities. All leaders set Targets – good leaders ask “What’s important?” Target setting is easy – it…
54. Q1: Which problem are we trying to Solve?
All great discoveries start with a question. So too does anything you will create, or be successful at. We want to do something and realize we can’t. We realize that there’s something we need to learn. The greatest achievements in business or in organizations start exactly the same way. Only…