Leading side by side
honesty, responsibility, cooperation, teamwork, mutual respect. Listen — and pay attention — to what your people have to say. Roll up your own sleeves and work with your staff. Walk around — and find out firsthand what is needed. Remember that we’re all equal on the human-to-human level.
Michael Emmons • Your Perfect Right: Assertiveness and Equality in Your Life and Relationships
Leading side by side (Seth Godin - 23 Dec 2024)
Orchestras are difficult.
One reason is that we’re really good at noticing when they’re out of tune. Just a tiny bit off changes our perception of the sound.
The other reason is that if the performers wait for a leader in their section to go first, every entrance and every attack will be muddled. You
... See morePerspective is key, also in teamwork → do a bio-storm (brainstorm in nature) to see the whole again
Create a 'Yes' culture
Begin with the end in mind: make a map with deliverables
Get physical/real and make the space remember
Never forget to celebrate
Work together, alone, to balance talking with doing
Keep the stages of group development in mind (and