Don Graumann's Blog, page 13

Chaos = Leadership Opportunity

Do you see chaos as opportunity? Being able to bring organization and order to such situations is a clear value add…and clear leadership.

Scramble Starting = Reassess Expectations

When you feel your day getting away from you, do you scramble along with it or do you reassess scope to make sure expectations are right?

Is shouldn’t be about you!

When you meet someone new, are you focused on what they should know about you? Or, are you simply being engaged and interested in them?

Do you pigeonhole members of your team?

Do you allow your perception of members of your team to grow and deepen? Have any individuals become “frozen” for a long time? Are they not growing or are you not seeing it?

Are you building leaders or followers?

Like a coaching tree, what does your people management/leadership tree look like? What sort of leaders is your system building?

Do you see challenges as opportunities?

When confronted with a frustrating situation, how long does it take you to calm your emotions and rationally move forward? Are you able to view the situation as an opportunity (a positive) versus just negative?

How different are you at work versus at home?

How different are your work and home personalities? In this age of transparency, why should they be different? Should consistency be the goal?

Who owns your calendar?

Is your calendar at the whim of others who can’t seem to manage theirs? Where is the line between being flexible and protecting yourself?

Value Add = Exceeding Expectations

After you set expectations, do you strive to meet or exceed them? The latter is one definition of “value add”.

Very proud that “Strategic Pause: Stop. Think....

Very proud that “Strategic Pause: Stop. Think. Lead.” is officially in the Bates College Bookstore!

Pick it up there or on Amazon!