If you don’t want that sort of behaviour to be part of your culture – ultimately – you need to make a decision to do something about it. It’s unlikely the asshole is going to come to that conclusion of their own volition and just suddenly change.
As soon as you start seeing a team member as a human being – you start seeing them in a different light, particularly if the relationship has been a bit fraught to date. You can build connections -“oh you grew up in the country – I did too.”
Unpicking leadership means that you go into it with eyes wide open, rather than with rose coloured glasses.
It’s not how we like to think of leadership. Usually, when we say the word leadership we have a positive, heroic image in mind. Nonetheless, leadership it is.
If we can understand what we implicitly believe to be leadership, we can start to challenge some of those theories. We can also work out what that means for us and our leadership style and approach.
But increasingly, there’s an economic imperative for organisations. Beyond the loss of talent, and the significant loss of productivity whilst these claims wend their way through an organisation, there’s the broader impact on brand. Increasingly boards and executive teams are coming under scrutiny from investors and shareholders – who are looking for positive and strong leadership.
So, if you’re thinking about coaching for you or your team, it pays to have a few coffees first. There are so many different styles, personalities and approaches available. Without doubt, there will be a best fit.
The communication process doesn’t need to be onerous. It doesn’t need to involve large town halls and full on presentations (although of course there is a place for those). It just needs to be regular, on message and provide employees the information they need.
Often (always?) there are examples of failures and disasters along the way. It’s not about not failing – but what they have done with that failure.
When you’re going through any sort of big challenge, one of the less fabulous characteristics is that feeling of being alone. As though you are
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