Post by Gregg Caplitz on Jun 9, 2021 11:42:23 GMT
1. Are you more of a Why, a What, or a How person? Where do YOU begin when "selling" your vision?
I am most definitely a Why person. My Mother of Blessed Memory used to say that my first word was not Daddy or Mommy it was Why. I have always had the need to understand “Why” something happened or someone said this or that. I have found in my life that asking Why is a great way to learn. It has served me well and I plan to continue. I am sure that over the years I have driven more than a few people crazy with the word.
I begin “selling my vision” by living what I preach. If you want a “can do” team you better be a “can do leader”. I see problems as issues waiting to be solved not as unmovable roadblocks. In my opinion if you want to be a leader then live the role of leadership.
2. How do you help your team (or your colleagues) "see the vision, live it, and breathe it"? (See Chapter 5 Winning)
I think that seeing the vision, living the vision, and breathing the vision is essential to mission success. How I do this with my team is by constantly using examples of our success stories. We all tend to focus on the invariable failures that occur when dealing with individuals in these groups. Instead, I constantly focus on the success stories, the lives we have helped to turn around. I have found that this tends to inspire the team to continue the difficult mission or as Kenan said on Friday to “Stay on Mission”
3. What types of questions might you ask of your team that are "answered with action"?
How can we do better? How can I help you improve? What can we do to help this participant? I try to avoid blame questions like Why did you do this? I find they add nothing to the situation. I am an upbeat and positive person. I think that helps in being an effective leader. I never play the Blame Game
4. What one thing would you add to Welch's "Leadership Rules"?
Leaders lead From the Front.
I believe that leader’s lead from the front by setting an example of the type of behavior they want their team to model. I do not feel that do as I say not as I do can be effective leadership. You must model the behavior you wish your team to exemplify. To me that means being in front of the situation
I am most definitely a Why person. My Mother of Blessed Memory used to say that my first word was not Daddy or Mommy it was Why. I have always had the need to understand “Why” something happened or someone said this or that. I have found in my life that asking Why is a great way to learn. It has served me well and I plan to continue. I am sure that over the years I have driven more than a few people crazy with the word.
I begin “selling my vision” by living what I preach. If you want a “can do” team you better be a “can do leader”. I see problems as issues waiting to be solved not as unmovable roadblocks. In my opinion if you want to be a leader then live the role of leadership.
2. How do you help your team (or your colleagues) "see the vision, live it, and breathe it"? (See Chapter 5 Winning)
I think that seeing the vision, living the vision, and breathing the vision is essential to mission success. How I do this with my team is by constantly using examples of our success stories. We all tend to focus on the invariable failures that occur when dealing with individuals in these groups. Instead, I constantly focus on the success stories, the lives we have helped to turn around. I have found that this tends to inspire the team to continue the difficult mission or as Kenan said on Friday to “Stay on Mission”
3. What types of questions might you ask of your team that are "answered with action"?
How can we do better? How can I help you improve? What can we do to help this participant? I try to avoid blame questions like Why did you do this? I find they add nothing to the situation. I am an upbeat and positive person. I think that helps in being an effective leader. I never play the Blame Game
4. What one thing would you add to Welch's "Leadership Rules"?
Leaders lead From the Front.
I believe that leader’s lead from the front by setting an example of the type of behavior they want their team to model. I do not feel that do as I say not as I do can be effective leadership. You must model the behavior you wish your team to exemplify. To me that means being in front of the situation