All I’m askin’ (Ooh) Is for a little respect – Aretha Franklin
After taking a break for the holidays, I’m back. This week, I’m going to talk about respect. Aretha knows what it is. Do you? And more importantly, what does it mean for a team?
All I’m askin’ (Ooh) Is for a little respect – Aretha Franklin
After taking a break for the holidays, I’m back. This week, I’m going to talk about respect. Aretha knows what it is. Do you? And more importantly, what does it mean for a team?
A few weeks ago, I talked about the general structure I’ve found helpful when having individual conversations. Hopefully, I’ve also stressed the importance of good communication on more than one occasion. However, to date I haven’t talked about the overall framework of communication that I think is important to have in a healthy, functional team.
If you’re going to do something, make it right and make it as good as you can. Don’t waste anybody’s time, especially your own. – Debra Wilson
As I discussed last week, I feel like there are a lot of issues with standard hiring practices. This week, I’m going to talk about what I’ve personally found to be more effective at identifying great hires, creating a healthy culture, and creating a good reputation in the industry.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein
As I mentioned at the end of last week’s post, there’s an important complementary policy that you must have if you want a strong ownership culture. You can probably guess what it is by now – it’s fostering a culture where it’s safe to make mistakes. This week, I’m going to talk about why that’s important and what that looks like.
He who does not trust enough, will not be trusted. – Lao Tzu
In my opinion one of the single most important things you can give and receive in a professional environment is trust. As a manager, you have to trust your team members, and as a team member, you need to be trusted by your boss. This week I’m going to talk about the approach I use to enable trust while still maintaining productivity and accountability.