Tag: Questions

50% of previous efforts

6-second video: Going slow is not the same as not moving.

Limits serve a purpose. Some are critical, some are stifling. Embrace and adapt to both, as appropriate.

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  1. COE (chain of excellence) cards
  2. What was your onboarding experience?
  3. Who’s your trainer?
  4. Who’s your go-to person(s).
  5. What delighted you most at work during your first couple weeks onboarding?

Note: This post’s title (50% of previous efforts) is inspired by today’s one-week post cataract surgery followup exam. Grateful Dr Callaway is blessing me with a return to ‘50% of previous efforts’ for pre-cataract surgery physical routines.

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Age old career questions

Disney speaker Jeff Noel
2013.

Business leadership became clearer after i became an owner.

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Age old career questions:

  • What if i’m not connected to the right people?
  • Why aren’t people recognizing my potential?
  • What am i gonna do if i can’t climb the ladder?

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Comparison watcher

Jeff Bezos social media post with a quote
Change what you see and what you see changes.

How do i measure up?

Who seems to already have what i seek to achieve?

What realities do successful people never confess?

Am i even aware of success’s cost?

If i knew the truth about “successful” people, would i still chase “success”?

Who is the most personally vibrant person i know?

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Future TED Talk

Walt Disney quote on a conference room wall
Some things are obvious.

Let us check for grade accountability with five questions. Each question should be answered only from the leaders you personally know. Do not use historical figures or movie characters, or people your friends work for. 

  1. Who is the most intentional leader you personally know who over-focuses on consistently demonstrating the best leadership behaviors?
  1. Who is the most intentional leader who over-focuses on operationalizing your employee culture through your organization’s heritage and traditions, traits and behaviors, language and symbols, and shared values?
  1. Who is the most intentional leader who over-focuses on continuously exceeding your customer’s expectations?
  1. Who is the most intentional leader who over-focuses on making their profession a remarkable art form?
  1. Who is the most intentional leader who over-focuses on continuously thinking inside the box?

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Mindset Q&A

inspirational cards in store
Gently shake your world.

Couple years ago Mike Simmons interviewed me for his Podcast. It was a few months into the 2019 reality Covid wasn’t going away. Here’s the summary:

  1. What is mindset? Our habitual attitude.
  2. What are common mistakes we make about mindset? Not being intentional about our sources/influences. Not being present nor motivated enough to improve.
  3. Why do we make these mistakes? Entertained, distracted and medicated. Herd mentality – if everyone is this way, it must be ok.
  4. How can we avoid these mistakes? Establish a clear, concise, and compelling goal that can only be achieved by dramatically raising your standards. A goal so compelling it trumps “Why am i doing all this hard work?” Because your attitude is worth defending.
  5. How does mindset change, in the context of remote work from home? It doesn’t. Period. Of course there’s change, but change is nothing new – it’s the constant fabric of life.
  6. How does this change in Team context? Remote work highlights a focus requiring you to teach, not just through your example, but through intentional efforts to teach using VIP model – Very Individual Person model. Go the extra inch with your team(s), boss, peers.
  7. How does this change in Customer context? Now is not the time to start fawning and communicating like crazy with your customers. The time to do that was everyday before Covid-19.
  8. How does this change in Self context? Nothing changes, except this…you automatically gave yourself a grade for how prepared you are right now. You should be getting an A. If Disney Ran Your Life, operating below excellent levels would not be acceptable.
  9. Resources: Podcast, TED Talk, MLC book, LinkedIn. Twitter.

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