Taking action can often feel daunting and overwhelming. We think about the end goal or all the big things we need to do and then we procrastinate or give up all together. A great question to ask yourself or your team is, "what's the next right thing?" I first heard this from Glennon Doyle, but when I googled it I found that it was originally traced back to the psychiatrist Carl Jung. His thinking was, if you do the next right thing, you'll always be doing something meaningful. I want you to think about something you're working on, a challenge you're facing or something you're
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How to improve the quality of work on your team
Would you say your peers are committed to doing quality work? About 1 in 3 people in an average team strongly agree to that statement. If you feel that the team is free of 'deadwood', those strongly agreeing will be 1 in 2. Here's the catch though, if you feel someone is dragging their feet and letting the team down, it drops to 1 in 5. How you feel about that statement is highly sensitive to the presence or absence of 'slackers' - someone who has the ability but doesn't try. People who feel part of a solidly committed team are safer, better with customers, less likely to quit,
How do you want to be remembered?
Think of a great coach you’ve had in the past. What kind of behaviours come to mind when you think of this person? Is it that they pushed you to be the best you could be? Did they hold you accountable? Was it that they always showed up for you and had your back? What about on the flip side; if you think of a bad coach you’ve had, what comes to mind? Someone who didn’t have your back? Someone who you felt didn’t care about you or push you to be better? Or did they just completely ignore you all together? Let me ask you, how do you want to be remembered? Being a great coach is all about
Flip it and reverse it
“Treat others as you would like to be treated” This is what we are taught from a young age. To think about what we like and appreciate, and then treat others accordingly. It’s a lovely sentiment but I call bulls#it. We experience daily reminders that everyone thinks differently to us. Conflicting opinions on social media, enjoying different tv shows and music, even liking different people - ever met someone’s partner and thought “seriously?!” Everyone thinks differently, so how does it make sense to assume others want to be treated how we want to be treated? What if we flipped it to “t
It’s easier if I do it myself
Is this you when you think about delegating a task on to someone you manage? I get it, it usually is easier if you just do it yourself, and let’s be honest, you probably feel like you’ll do a better job at it anyway, am I right? But what if you always do it yourself… is that easier? What about all of those little “it’s easier if I do it myself”s that add up throughout the day? Is it still easier then? If you always hold on to tasks then you’re always going to have to do them. When you don't delegate you're also taking opportunities away from your team. The opportunity to grow and develop,
