Mike’s Blog
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Your words motivate people – how are your words motivating people?
Choose your words to motivate them to do their best work.
Do you trust them enough to let them self-organize?
If you want your team to self-organize, it means letting them self-organize around everything, including their failures.
Acknowledging the team in the face of failure
It’s important to acknowledge and celebrate the team’s efforts.
The pandemic of polarization
It’s easy to misunderstand a few words, and suddenly your team is Polarized.
Focus on what is being done, rather than what isn’t
It’s easy to focus on what’s not being done, rather than what is being done.
Don’t celebrate with a ‘but’
Instead of following a celebration with a ‘but,’ allow some space.
Working together for your mutual success
You’ll be far more successful by thinking about how ‘we’ can succeed together.
Don’t downplay the impact one person can have on a team
A toxic team member will infect the rest of the team with their toxicity.
Everyone you meet has something to teach you
You will never know what you’re missing if you’re not open to learning from others.
Are you able to tell the truth?
Telling the truth is easy when things are going well, but what if we could always speak the truth in the hard times too?
Stop pretending problems don’t exist
Turn the optimism at the start of a project into realism.
A little knowledge can go a long way
The more knowledge you share, the stronger your team will grow.
What do you value?
Don’t adopt values from a list that you should subscribe to. Spend time understanding what you truly value.
Feedback without permission is not going to be heard
Feedback is best when you have permission to give it. B.T.W: Being the boss doesn’t mean you always have permission.
What defines your culture?
Given culture is defined by your values, what values define your culture?
The most important plan you create
The most important plan you create defines how you’re going to grow employee engagement.
What’s your team’s purpose?
You’re going to have a problem if your team's purpose is to the company money.
Don’t deny your need for time off
Working during your time off may feel necessary, but at what cost?
Team building isn’t a social event
There’s a difference between team building and team social events. Which do you need?
Feedback is the opportunity to improve
You’re missing an opportunity when you don’t invite feedback from the team.
Don’t stop talking about your vision
When you’re tired of communicating your vision, you’ve finally reached the starting point. Congratulations!
Choose the right skill – Coach or Mentoring
Mentoring is sharing your experiences. Coaching is bringing out what others already know. For the best results use the right skill.
No problem is bigger than you
No problem is bigger than you unless you let the problem be bigger.
Resiliency and recovery are not mutually exclusive
Resiliency helps you move through adversity. Recovery is returning to a happy and healthy state. Both are important.
