Oh look, it’s Monday again. And, you are doing that work again. You know, that work that you told yourself you would quit doing by now. But you haven’t quit yet. Why? For every good reason. “It hasn’t been bad this week.” “I need the health insurance.” “I can’t make any less than I do now.” “At least I know what I’m getting.” Or, for no good reason. “Too busy to even ponder a change.” Well, I have good news. The past has passed. Let’s wipe the board clean. Why not? Now, what is the work you are meant to be doing? If we think about this change in its smallest form, what is step 1?
With your teams, don’t get out of the way, do this instead
"Get out of the way!" I often hear some version of this sentiment when talking about building a culture to incentivize high performance teams. "You have to find the right people, equip them, and then get out of the way." People who talk about getting out of the way...