Spring is in the air here in beautiful YYC. Any spring cleaning plans in your future?
Maybe there should be!
There’s a great article from Harvard Business Review that’s got me thinking.
Why Companies Won’t Let Bad Projects Die
Rose Hollister and Michael D. Watkins
Reading this, I wondered if an annual spring cleaning ritual would be a good thing for a senior leadership team? Or ..... how about leaders across the entire organization?
Imagine how energizing it could be for your teams. Clear out the tedious old projects. Hit reset. And begin anew.
If this sounds like something that your team, your organization could benefit from, this article has a lot to love.
Along with great information, there are several tools for you to try out. For example, there's a brief assessment to help you identify which projects are long past their "best before" date.
Wrapping up:
Grab a cup of coffee. Find a spot in the sun. And enjoy the article.
Spring’s here.
Time for a little clean-up……..and a fresh start.
One of my favourite workshops to deliver is called Fundamentals First. It’s focused on getting the basics right for managing people. It’s hard work to manage people. Especially top talent.
I came across an article that expands on this idea that getting the basics right is important. Turns out it’s a lot of work. And because of that, a lot of organizations don’t bother.
As a leader, you’re expected to motivate your team. Rally the troops. And that often means giving a pep talk.
If you’re like most leaders, you’ve never received any training for this. You’ve had to figure it out on your own.
Here’s a little research that caught my eye.
It may not seem relevant, but stick with me….. It matters.
If you’ve followed my blog, you’ll know projects aren’t my thing. But I work with a lot of leaders who live and die by the success (or failure) of projects. So my antenna is always up for articles that offer valuable insights + solid data.
This is that kind of article.
Here's a stat that caught my attention......
“In surveys of 106 C-suite executives representing 91 private- and public-sector companies from 17 countries ……. 85% agreed that their organizations were bad at problem diagnosis…….. What they struggle with, it turns out, is not solving problems but figuring out what the problems are.”
Spring is in the air here in beautiful YYC. Any spring cleaning plans in your future?
Maybe there should be!
Happy New Year
I hope you had an amazing holiday season. New year, new job. How exciting!!
Are you starting to set goals in your new role? Feeling the urge to add a stretch goal or two? If so, you should know that…..
Last month I suggested you check out an article about the competitive advantage management basics can offer.
One of the authors wrote a follow-up article about a company that’s had a little success with this approach.