Did You See What He Said?

It never fails to confuse me how executives speak almost always, and on every subject. Far too many executives do not listen, much less listen effectively. If one is to believe……. any of the news items playing out in the media, it is plain many in leadership positions can simply say anything and expect everyone to believe it. I have three pieces of advice for you future top level executives. Stop talking, no one hears you. Learn to listen with your eyes, your subordinates do. Do not believe anyone will remember you for your dynamic way with words, your subordinates will only remember how you made them feel. This advice is so simple most will disregard it. After all it is free advice, and as the old saying goes, advice is worth what you pay for it.

 

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Peer Rivalry in the Pursuit of Success 

As an executive, what do you do when you are faced with obstacles on your rise to the top? Worse still, what if those obstacles are your peers with whom you share ideas and colleagues that are part of your team and have to work with and not against you? Renee moved up into a new role about three months prior from within the organisation, and had been promised an "on the job mentor". This mentor would work with her and show her the ropes, as part of a departmental initiative to develop and nurture internal talent. (What a great concept and opportunity!) When Renee started the job, she enthusiastically reached out to her mentor to set up some time to put an effective plan together. She wanted to be proactive, so she met with me first to discuss a framework for this plan.

 

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Every Breed has a Different Purpose

If I jog rather than walk, it is much more difficult to stop to meet each new four legged acquaintance. The purpose of each walk is actually twofold: to pet and meet by name as many dogs as possible before they retire indoors for the day. It dawned on me during one of these walks that each canine breed has been bred and developed for very different purposes. Often we, as the dog owner, are not clear about their genetic purpose. We should not only know the differences, we should celebrate them. Each breed is easily branded with a different purpose. Breeds are often branded in ways that are not always true, but they are truly branded! A Cocker Spaniel has a different purpose than the adopted Greyhound. We see a Guide Dog and immediately identify its purpose. The better we understand canine purpose the more clear we can be in our own purpose.

 

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