Tag: growth

The mix

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Everyone would love to work for a company that says no to what is shiny and short term.

Everyone would love to work for a boss who prioritises their team’s advancements before their own.

Everyone would love to work for a company that cares about long-term impact and a lot less about quarterly reports.

Everyone would love to work for a management team who is putting their money where their mouth is.

Everyone would love to feel involved, motivated, and capable.

And yet, (almost) nobody does.

It turns out, doing what people love, what we all love, is much more difficult then writing it on a piece of paper.

It requires that mix of courage and impertinence that most people don’t have.

When you are not around

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Your legacy is not how much you will be missed when you are on holiday, when you are not in a meeting, when you will leave the company.

Your legacy is how much things can happen when you are not around.

Useless

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If one of your core principles is Respect, I doubt there is anybody in your team who feels they are not being respectful. Most likely, there are a few who feel they are being disrespected.

If one of your core principles is Customer Centricity, I doubt there is anybody in your team who thinks they are not putting the customer first. Most likely, there are a few customers who think they are not important.

If one of your core principles is Agility, I doubt there is anybody in your team who believes they are slow and unproductive. Most likely, there are a few who believe the team could achieve more.

There’s a moment when concepts, and values, and principles stop being useful in getting people on the same boat.

That’s why you should use (positive) examples instead.

Don’t ruin the break

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If you are about to go on holiday, keep in mind that the job is still going to be there when you are back. That there are very few things that need to happen before you leave, that there are no things that need to happen when you are away, and that there are, again, very few things that need to happen as soon as you are back. In general, businesses move slow. And all the pressure we feel is often self-imposed. Don’t let that ruin your break.

If a colleague is about to go on holiday, keep in mind that the job they are doing will still be meaningful when they are back. That there are very few things that need to happen before they leave, that there are no things that need to happen when they are away, and that there is no reason in the world why it should be a good idea to send their way just a little more pressure, a tiny sudden deadline, an anxiety-inducing and unrequested meeting invite on their last day. Don’t let this ruin their break.

I am going on holiday. And I’ll probably won’t be writing for a while.

That’s ok.

Simple things

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Do not complain about your privilege. As in, “I am busy”, “I have to deal with too much politics”, “I worked over the weekend”, and so on.

Do not bitch about peers and subordinates. As in, “This person is driving me mad”, “That guy is never doing their job”, “I never wanted to work with them”, and so on.

Do not undermine a plan that is not your favourite one. As in, “That was not my idea”, “We are going to do this instead”, “We will do it, but..”, and so on.

Simple things that every manager should be aware of.