Solve Problems Before They Happen by Developing an “Inner Sense of Captaincy”
Strong leaders instill autonomy by teaching and supervising processes with the intention of eventually not needing to oversee them. Captaincy is a way of being. It is embodied in the role of captain, but it is available to everyone. For a crew to develop it, the captain needs to step back a little and encourage them to take responsibility for outco
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Being a good leader isn’t about making sure your team doesn’t experience failure. Rather, it’s giving everyone the space and support to create success.
Rosie • Solve Problems Before They Happen by Developing an “Inner Sense of Captaincy”
But something soon changed in his perspective. Whyte knew the captain was new and far less familiar with that particular boat than himself and the other crew member. Every boat has its quirks, and experience counts for more than seniority when it comes to knowing them. He’d also felt sure the night before that they needed to put down a second ancho
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This aligns with the thoughts in the book “Leadership as Language” and empowering people. Employees on oil rigs who fail to pull the fire alarm to shut down operations and die instead.
When we’ve been repeatedly denied agency by poor leadership and seen our efforts fall flat, we may sense we lack control. Taking action no longer feels natural. However, if we view our work as a voyage that helps us change and grow, it’s obvious why we need to overcome learned helplessness. We can’t abdicate all responsibility and blame other peopl
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Aligns with General McChrystal in Team of Teams.
At 3 AM: General should we bomb them?
General: I have no idea, you have the intel. Make the call, I have your back.
It’s great to have people to solve those problems but it is better not to have them in the first place. Solving problems generally requires more resources than preventing them, not to mention the toll it takes on our stress levels. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Rosie • Solve Problems Before They Happen by Developing an “Inner Sense of Captaincy”
It’s worth asking why, if we think something is worth saving, we don’t put more effort into protecting it ahead of time.
Rosie • Solve Problems Before They Happen by Developing an “Inner Sense of Captaincy”
Risk management. We prioritize risks. If we tried to protect everything ahead of time, it would be prohibitively expesnive.