Addressing the Elephant in the Room
Years ago I was serving on a team where there was a consistent idea killer. Whenever anyone on the team presented an idea, regardless of the idea’s merit, this person would shoot it down. It was annoying, but was allowed to continue by leadership. Everyone talked about it outside of the meetings, no one respected the idea killer, and even the leader admitted it was a problem for the team, but he insisted he had counseled with this person privately, and it never seemed to improve.
It led me to the conclusion:
Plan your approach when you need to terminate
Here are the basic precautions to take…
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Reader Mailbag: Education Begins at Home
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.
1. Buy or rent and commute?
2. Advice to younger self
3. Handling angry coworker
4. Credit cards for other debts?
5. Handling too many vegetables
6. Promotional emails
7. Evicting a child
8. Investing small amount for retirement
9. Getting funding for a dream
10. Is television really that bad?
My son’s kindergarten teacher told me something a while back that’s stuck in my mind for months now. She simply said that the single biggest predictor for academic success for kids is the involvement of the parents. Are you discussing educational things at home? Are you aware of and involved with their education? Do you encourage them to do educational things at home?
It all starts at home. If you want to see certain traits in your children, it’s up to you to make sure they appear. Don’t expect the school district to magically turn your child into an academic success if you don’t do anything about it at home.
Leadership Caffeine Podcast-Executive Coach Mary Jo Asmus
There’s a secret to why I have so much fun producing this podcast. I only interview people who fascinate and inspire with their ideas. The subject of this interview, , Executive Coach, business owner at Aspire CS and popular leadership blogger, Mary Jo Asmus, hits the bullseye on all criteria.
Management Excellence by Art Petty
