You’re inspiring, informing, and inspecting your team and their work. Finally, involve your team when planning, identifying and solving problems, and making decisions. Think back earlier in your career up until today. When are the times when you are most engaged in your work? Is it when you are following through on ideas and instruction …
The Four I’s of High Engagement Teams Pt. 4: Involve Read More »
Set the vision, goal, and objectives with your team. Then, inspect and certify their work meets those objectives. Give your team room and allow them freedom to think and work creatively, and try to avoid going instructions on how to accomplish the objective. There was a recent occasion when I didn’t follow this advice. A …
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My previous post about Inspiration kicked off my series on The Four I’s; the most useful leadership advice I’ve received so far in my career. But inspired people alone cannot assure the success of the mission. You have to set up and maintain an operating environment for your people to succeed, and the next three …
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The most useful advice I’ve received from wise mentors is often found in forms most easily remembered. It’s because these mnemonic devices stick that they stay top of mind and ready to use at the right moment. The Four I’s origins have long been lost, but they’ve been imparted upon me early in my career …
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