As A Leader, Your Moment Is…

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As a leader, when it comes to your success, every moment is important. If you want to catch it, you have got to be there.

You are there when you are physically, mentally, socially, and psychologically present.

When you show up, your moment is, according to John Cross, Rafael Gomez, and Kevin Money, ‘When you respond quickly to changes in circumstances and adjust working hours and individual work allocations to achieve the maximum possible team output for the period.’

When you allow your people to influence and shape their objectives and resist setting them unilaterally.’

‘When you identify and communicate your view of the output potential for the next period and then reorganize resources to deliver it.’

‘When you invite others to contribute to your solution, thank them, and then acknowledge their contributions publicly.’

When you break down your team’s activities into easily understood components and conduct or commission a detailed examination of them for efficiency savings.’

When you seek input in order to highlight possible adverse knock-on effects brought about by new initiatives in order that they may be mitigated.’

When you devise and promote your own powerful story headline to challenge and change the status quo.’

When you focus your time and energy on the people who will be first to change, because they in turn will change others in your absence.’

When you fit requests from colleagues to use your time into your schedule and not into their schedule.’

‘When you talk yourself into a more positive frame of mind by counting your blessings both at home and at work.’

‘When you abandon the attraction of being liked and instead focus on both individual and team output.’

Source

John Cross, Rafael Gomez, and Kevin Money (2013). The Little Black Book for Managers: How to Maximize Your Key Management Moments of Power

‘How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams’

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Great leaders build great teams. Great teams are great because their leaders are great. They are treated with love and respect. They have a vision. They know what they are doing. And they create a space for their people to grow.

Great leaders are willing to challenge their own beliefs. They are willing to prove to themselves, through earnest experimentation and adequate repetition, whether something works or not.’

‘Great leaders align their company vision with their employees’ personal vision.’

Great leaders define the tasks for each role first, and then find the best person to fill that role.’

Great leaders identify the few qualities and qualifications that will have the greatest impact in a role and find someone with those attributes.’

Great leaders look beyond what a candidate has done in the past and ask, ‘What can the person do in the future?’

‘Great leaders ask their team to express and document their dreams, however simple, and then guides them in achieving it.’

Great leaders keep their bench full so they can streamline the recruiting process and fill roles faster.’

‘Great leaders confirm that candidates have the skills they need through demonstrations and testing.’

Great leaders know there must be an expected return on their investment, since it is the only way the business can ensure it earns more than it spends.’

Great leaders consider their employees’ safety as times and technology evolve, and when making any new business decision.’

Great leaders give their team control over what to do and how to do it and hold them to their standard.’

Great leaders intentionally create bonding experiences that come from quality and quantity time. The goal is simple: build collective stories among the team.’

Source

Mike Michalowicz (2024). All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams