Quit pretending you’re perfect – even trying to be is a ridiculous timesink. Excellence versus Perfection Striving for excellence is good. Striving for perfection is not. To help clarify the difference… Striving for excellent is a three step ‘competency plus’ model: What do I need to do to meet the minimum requirements of the assignment? […]
Leadership Move #30: Model How To Handle Failure Read More »
The thing about personal/professional development goals is this: If they’re too easy, people get bored by them; If they’re too difficult, people get unnerved by them. Either extreme falls short of its intended aim. So the key in establishing quality goals is to have them sufficiently s-t-r-e-t-c-h the person, but not overwhelm them. Here are
Leadership Move #29: Establish S-T-R-E-T-C-H Goals Read More »
To quickly undermine your credibility, as a boss, just mismanage your budget. Routinely spending too much is, obviously, bad. But it’s important you know that spending too little is also problematic. Why? Because routinely striving to come in UNDER budget – an approach that (far too) many leaders take – also proves you’re ill-equipped, or
Leadership Move #28: Maintain Strong Fiduciary Controls Read More »
