http://blog.circlespring.com Leadership Levers for Professionals Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:37:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.circlespring.com/?p=332#comment-830 Keenan Kerlikowske Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:37:26 +0000 http://blog.circlespring.com/?p=332#comment-830 I like to think of the workplace as a sports team. However, it is not regulation, but more backyard style. Backyard forces you to work with the members you have and play to everyone's strengths. You don't want to focus on problems during the game as you said, but you definitely still want to coach. Good coaching on the manager's part can help the productivity of a would be "non-performer" if it is 'crunch time.' There is no such thing as a "non-performer," just under-utilization. I like to think of the workplace as a sports team. However, it is not regulation, but more backyard style. Backyard forces you to work with the members you have and play to everyone’s strengths. You don’t want to focus on problems during the game as you said, but you definitely still want to coach. Good coaching on the manager’s part can help the productivity of a would be “non-performer” if it is ‘crunch time.’ There is no such thing as a “non-performer,” just under-utilization.

]]> http://blog.circlespring.com/?p=25#comment-704 Max Jett Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:00:02 +0000 http://circlespring.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-704 It's amazing how this is something the majority of people don't think about (i.e. me), but it's one of the most obvious things in the world. Our most common fear as humans (aside from public speaking) is the fear of failure. In this case, "fear of failure" takes the form of your best not being good enough. I feel like people are inherently afraid of putting their best idea forward because they are fearful that their group members may not respond positively to the idea and judge the person as "stupid." Inquiring about the person's "second-best" idea allows the person to speak freely without showing their full hand (whether they're showing it or not). It’s amazing how this is something the majority of people don’t think about (i.e. me), but it’s one of the most obvious things in the world. Our most common fear as humans (aside from public speaking) is the fear of failure. In this case, “fear of failure” takes the form of your best not being good enough. I feel like people are inherently afraid of putting their best idea forward because they are fearful that their group members may not respond positively to the idea and judge the person as “stupid.” Inquiring about the person’s “second-best” idea allows the person to speak freely without showing their full hand (whether they’re showing it or not).

]]> http://blog.circlespring.com/?p=25#comment-682 Qahir Makhani Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:55:21 +0000 http://circlespring.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-682 So simple, yet so effective. I agree with Jessica's comment about sometimes thinking of better answers than the one actually given when under pressure to give your "best" , as it can sometimes lead to situations of embarrassment and sometimes total drainage of confidence. When relieved of such pressure, people can give a much better account of themselves, although some do thrive under such pressure. So simple, yet so effective. I agree with Jessica’s comment about sometimes thinking of better answers than the one actually given when under pressure to give your “best” , as it can sometimes lead to situations of embarrassment and sometimes total drainage of confidence. When relieved of such pressure, people can give a much better account of themselves, although some do thrive under such pressure.

]]> http://blog.circlespring.com/?p=25#comment-664 Jessica Ellison Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:11:26 +0000 http://circlespring.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-664 This thought has never occurred to me, but it makes so much sense. It's so hard to think of "the best" answer in any given situation. I always find myself thinking of much better answers after I have already given one. It's funny to think how just changing the question slightly (2nd best instead of best) can take so much pressure out of the situation. This thought has never occurred to me, but it makes so much sense. It’s so hard to think of “the best” answer in any given situation. I always find myself thinking of much better answers after I have already given one. It’s funny to think how just changing the question slightly (2nd best instead of best) can take so much pressure out of the situation.

]]> http://blog.circlespring.com/?p=25#comment-648 Keenan Kerlikowske Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:09:39 +0000 http://circlespring.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-648 An interesting proposal. I will have to try this next time. I normally rely on peer pressure if someone is being incredibly anti-social. This may prove to be a less "harassing" way to get someone who's out, in. An interesting proposal. I will have to try this next time. I normally rely on peer pressure if someone is being incredibly anti-social. This may prove to be a less “harassing” way to get someone who’s out, in.

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