Advice for any professional toward culture change
You’re doing what you feel is best. You agree with doing certain aspects of your work because they make sense. But as things get busier, you find that you’re now falling behind. The things you thought were important now are the cause of doubt and frustration. How do you know when it’s time to reset…
With so many opinions and resources out there on leadership, it feels overwhelming when you’re trying to move forward. You start doing one thing, but something else comes to your attention that you could be doing, and you think that maybe you should focus on that instead. Your goal is to take care of your…
You value flexibility in your schedule, so you want to give it to your employees too. But you worry about them taking advantage of that privilege. Or not knowing the status of their work if they’re doing something different. You may even have to deal with other people’s opinions about what “working” employees look like….
You want to be there for your team. And you know that things will come up that you didn’t plan for. They will need your attention when that happens. But you also want to have a structure established where you can also have the focus time you need to handle your own responsibilities well. How…
A decision you made affected someone. You watch them go through the pain and the unfairness, and you feel awful. And if there is nothing you can do to fix the problem for them. What do you do? I brought someone along on my team once who I thought was going to be a great…
Your team is facing a problem. Some team members are upset about it. Others want to try new solutions. Some don’t think the problem is a big deal, and others are ready to quit. With everyone in different places in their perspective, how do you keep moving your team forward towards the same goal? In…
The changes your company made are affecting your employees morale. They are frustrated, angry, not wanting to try, and threatening to quit. How do you help them calm down and stay the course when you see they are struggling? I had a situation once where several of my employees became very upset about changes that…
You’re afraid that your team members won’t pursue the same level of results for your customers. You’ve seen them do the job differently than you would do it. Because you’ve created your programs, systems and company to what it is now, you also feel a strong sense of attachment to certain outcomes. You know you…
Seeing all the things you need to work on and improve makes you feel annoyed sometimes. You want to get things done, but It seems like because you are in leadership, all your “opportunities to improve” are pointed out. Someone says your communication should be better. Others say you missed another step in the process. …