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How Important Is This to You?
If you have ever wondered how a conflict exploded over a seemingly trivial matter or action, it’s because it wasn’t inconsequential to them.
When people bring issues to your attention to discuss or resolve, it’s a good idea to ask them this question before attending to it: How important is this to you?
Parkinson’s Law suggests that work always expands to fill the time available to do it. People naturally plan their work to fill whatever time has been allotted. Leaders who give a team a month to do something find that it takes a month.
The Unpacking Principle suggests that the more detailed and specific information a leader or practitioner compiles, the more likely they are to understand the problem and devise a creative plan to address it. The same is true for relationships and how they develop. The problem in every relationship is how both parties can develop more trust and connection. There is never too much trust or too deep a connection.
Strategies to Cope With Larger Teams and More Direct Reports Than Ever Before
Leaders can learn from seasoned athletic coaches when it comes to dealing with an abysmally poor initial performance. When teams get blown away and find themselves in a lopsided game, the best coaches take a pause (halftime) and reset the score to 0-0. They then encourage their team to fixate on winning the next phase of the game without thinking about the margin or overall score.
Leaders can learn from seasoned athletic coaches when it comes to dealing with an abysmally poor initial performance. When teams get blown away and find themselves in a lopsided game, the best coaches take a pause (halftime) and reset the score to 0-0. They then encourage their team to fixate on winning the next phase of the game without thinking about the margin or overall score.