Dave PriorTrainer/Consultant| LeadingAgileNew York, Ny, United States
1. Hold yourself personally accountable for your situation, you mindfulness of it and your response. Whatever is wrong is your fault. Find a way to fix it, or stop complaining.
2. Demand the same of others
3. Demonstrate an open-ness to the gift of failure in both word and action. Try, fail, learn and try again Saving Changes...
Michael AdamsSolutions Architect| LANLLos Alamos, Nm, United States
I just reread my comments, and realize they are unclear! So I'll re-state them with slightly more details:
1-I would like to see everyone in meetings take notes, and I would like to see them take good notes (in bullet point format). Everyone's notes should be good enough that they could be used for meeting minutes. This is because in order to take good notes, someone has to engage with the meeting content sufficient to explain it to someone else.
2-I would like to see people utilize a standardized method for documentation. Again, using bullet points, screen image captures, step by step directions. Documentation should be sufficiently clear and detailed that someone who is unfamiliar with the steps could recreate the process.
3-People are so interested in ensuring that they are understood (me included), that they aren't spending enough time ensuring they understand others, especially others, to whom they don't report. People tend to listen from the context of "how will I respond." I'd like to see a shift, so that people are listening from the context of "do I really understand what this person is trying to communicate? What question could I ask to ensure that I understand before I respond?" Saving Changes...
Andy KaufmanHost| People and Projects PodcastLake Zurich, Il, United States
GREAT question!
1. Get it out of your head. David Allen's advice in Getting Things Done is so helpful: stop trying to remember everything. Many of our problems at work are because we don't know all that's on our plate. Get our commitments out of our head, onto a list, plan, etc. Then we can be wiser on what to work on.
2. Get started. Our interview last year with Piers Steel about his book The Procrastination Equation was a bit life changing for me. We delay. We wait until something is a panic. Put stakes in the ground and get started.
3. Listen. Many workplace problems are due to people not really listening to each other. Our interview with Donny Ebenstein re: his book "I Hear You" taught me that we need to listen so well that we can tell someone else's perspective as well as they can. We don't have to agree with their perspective, but we must listen well enough to understand it.
Thanks for spurring on a great conversation here Rebecca! Saving Changes...
Going to use my PMO Ninja master skills here to help equip your warriors...
1. If someone is not performing, make sure they know it and ask how you can get them to the next level. In my article published on LinkedIn -- "Inside Team 6: Three lesson in leadership from my time with Team 6!" -- this is Lesson 3, that I learned when I met this amazing team!
2. Keep your commitments -- double your efforts to make the date. Many times we find that we are overextended and we are having to tradeoff. In the end, your ability to perform to your commitments is important to the customer, and should be your #1 priority.
3. Don't have an "a-ha" moment - you will be remembered if you have an "a-ha" moment so do your research before you deliver news and ask questions. Do your homework up front.
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Thilo WackHead of Existing Product and Test Lab| optimedTholey-Hasborn, Germany
Perfectionism for ist own sake as well as a precondition for taking responsibility for a result.
Procrastination in its purest form and as the attitude of "Why should I finish that task, the due date is still a week away?" or the habit of dancing round and round any problem instead of just taking it on.
Uncommunicativeness resulting in late responses to any issues that may affect the project... Saving Changes...
Priya PatraDelivery Director| Capgemini India Technology Services LtdMumbai, India
Hi Rebecca,
I worked with many teams across multiple organizations. My recipe for for leading a team effectively
1. Lead by example
2. Take ownership
3. Gain the trust of the team
In my opinion, if we have all above in control, we can have the team perform to the fullest potential.
Regards,
Priya
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Erin ManningDelivery Executive| SDI PresencePark Ridge, Il, United States
1. Don't be afraid to ask questions. You don't know what you don't know. It is not a personal failure if you have to ask a question or say, "I do not understand."
2. Be a problem-solver. When you come to your Team Lead with a problem, also offer possible solutions (and be prepared to offer possible causes for the problem). Also known as 'critical thinking'.
3. Do the sample problem. In other words, do not come to your Team Lead until you have thought through the issue\problem\question yourself. Sometimes the answer is right there, you just need to take a breathe for a minute, or do a little research on your own.
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