Often, it’s not that I don’t know what to do, it’s that I can’t seem to settle on what’s next. This seems to be a problem that has grown in recent years. Too many things I could be doing makes deciding what to do next a challenge. Some days I allow whatever is yelling the loudest to commandeer my attention. Other days I can ignore the loud in favor of the truly important. Is this an issue for you? The future of increasing opportunity can only be won when we decide what to pursue and what to set aside. Like, actually decide. Meaning, we don’t just hold this little initiative over here in the corner until time frees up so we can chase after it. We cut it loose. Does this activate your FOMO response? We have to decide what great ideas will get an organization’s attention and resources, and what great ideas won’t. That is leadership in action (as opposed to leadership inaction :).
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...