Millennials are adults in the workforce, even if at times they are sometimes tentative about stepping into their own power. The rest of us, who have been here longer, should remember the old management adage that if you treat your team as if they are children, they will act like children.
Remember that teams are made up of individuals
It’s important to understand how your team works individually and as a whole. Being a person with a core value of fairness, it was a surprise to me when I learned that being fair meant that you don’t treat everyone on a team the same way. To get the best performance from individual team members, you have to understand how they function independently as well as in the team.
Explain – Direct – Honour – Connect. For me, these are things that great business team leaders do
This morning I flicked on CNN over breakfast I heard political advisor John Avlon say that Trump too often uses as strategies behaviours that Distract, Deflect or Discredit. Anchor John Berman added to this list – Divide. For me, business leadership is best served donig the opposite – Explain, Direct, Honour and Connect.
Why I prefer turning points over breakthroughs
The invention of the printing press in the 1600s and the internet in our times were both turning points in history where the written word became more accessible to wider audiences. They weren’t time in place breakthroughs. They had a cascading impact. This is why I prefer to create turning points over breakthroughs.
Is your company culture live or words posted on a wall?
In honesty, even though they might not want to admit it, there are often gaps in organizations between best intentions and execution. So how do companies make sure that the actual day-to-day culture aligns with it’s values. How do they fill any recognizable gaps.
To be Sustainable, Not-for-Profits need to be for-Growth
And most importantly, for a not-for-profits, striving to make a surplus means that it has more money to invest back into and expand on its mission. This is a drive, not for profit, but for sustainable growth as well as to protect their mission by remaining a going concern.
