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Rogue 6 leadership pet peeves:
-Assuming people want to get out of bed every day and fail
-Not taking the time to figure out true root cause analysis on failures
-Spending too much time down & in and neglecting up & out (no trusting subordinates while failing to set conditions)
-Assuming people want to get out of bed every day and fail
-Not taking the time to figure out true root cause analysis on failures
-Spending too much time down & in and neglecting up & out (no trusting subordinates while failing to set conditions)
-failing to understand the capabilities and cognitive load of your people
-failing to understand that sometimes good people have bad days
-Pigeon leadership (swooping in, shitting all over everything, and flying away)
-failing to understand that sometimes good people have bad days
-Pigeon leadership (swooping in, shitting all over everything, and flying away)
-Looking to blame others when there is failure (draw a small circle around your own feet and work your way out from there)
-Not spending enough time on the ground understanding reality; everything looks good from the throne
-Not spending enough time on the ground understanding reality; everything looks good from the throne
-Failing to truly prioritize; this means something will fail & you must own that risk without making people feel bad about it
-Forgetting that everything in your org happens because of your people, not in spite of them
-Wasting people's time
-Forgetting that everything in your org happens because of your people, not in spite of them
-Wasting people's time
-Convinced you have the answer before you hear them talk
-Not understanding how your experience might not be better than their perspective
-Thinking you have more authorities than you do
-Not using the authorities that you have
-Not understanding how your experience might not be better than their perspective
-Thinking you have more authorities than you do
-Not using the authorities that you have
-Not giving candid but humane feedback- people need to know when they've reached the limit of their capabilities
-Only being nice to people when things are going well
-Crushing people, for any reason, ever- we are human
-Only being nice to people when things are going well
-Crushing people, for any reason, ever- we are human
-Failing to recognize that everyone has their own struggles they carry and this burden impacts their ability to perform; but doesn't make them a bad person
-Not doing what you can to prevent stupidity
-Failure to articulate "why"
-Not doing what you can to prevent stupidity
-Failure to articulate "why"
-Not owning mistakes, but more importantly- not learning from them
-Not underwriting mistakes- growth happens from failure
-Worrying too much about your next job
-Resting on your laurels
-Not underwriting mistakes- growth happens from failure
-Worrying too much about your next job
-Resting on your laurels
-Forgetting where you came from and how you got there.
-Failing to empathize- they have two years; you have twenty. You were once extremely green.
-Failing to take the time to develop subordinates. Nothing is more important.
-Failing to empathize- they have two years; you have twenty. You were once extremely green.
-Failing to take the time to develop subordinates. Nothing is more important.
-Saying you want candor; but secretly you don't
-Trying to convince someone they are wrong every time they are candid with you (they'll stop)
-Dismissing people who are different than you
-Depending too much on high performers without building low/medium performers.
-Trying to convince someone they are wrong every time they are candid with you (they'll stop)
-Dismissing people who are different than you
-Depending too much on high performers without building low/medium performers.
-Not drinking bourbon and sharing the lessons you've learned over a long career during your holiday down time
