Fortune 500 CEO 'always' asks her employees this question—Harvard expert says it's great leadership: 'Well done'
Morgan Smithcnbc.com
Fortune 500 CEO 'always' asks her employees this question—Harvard expert says it's great leadership: 'Well done'
• What's relevant?
• What questions should we be asking?
• What's the most important thing?
• What would make you a little more uncomfortable?
• What would be your first move as CEO?
• What is the world telling you?
• How could you put yourself out of business?
• What should we start, stop, and continue?
• How much time have you thought about your team tod... See more
• What questions should we be asking?
• What's the most important thing?
• What would make you a little more uncomfortable?
• What would be your first move as CEO?
• What is the world telling you?
• How could you put yourself out of business?
• What should we start, stop, and continue?
• How much time have you thought about your team tod... See more
- Ask direct reports questions about right now.
Nick Petrie • Work without Stress: Building a Resilient Mindset for Lasting Success
When executive teams visit my management lab in Boulder, I often ask them the following three questions: What significant changes in your world (both inside your company and in the external environment) are you highly confident will have happened by fifteen years from now? Which of those changes pose a significant or existential threat to your comp
... See moreJim Collins • Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0
A typical problem I see over and over again is that the CEO or department head believes that he has to think of all the solutions to every problem that arises in his company or department. If you have a good staff, they will fill you with ideas on not just the problems but how to fix them, even ones you didn’t know existed. Just ask them.
Chet Holmes • The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies
When a company actually wants the opinions of those who work there, there are far more effective ways to have a productive conversation around the insights and desires that we each bring to the organization. Asynchronous and structured, these interactions are vital sources of connection and wisdom.
The obligations of the Town Hall
QUESTION: How can I identify and remove those obstacles that prevent great performance? LEADERSHIP SOLUTION: Ask your people what prevents their great performance. Get to work on those obstacles.