Articles for category: Growth

9 hours ago

Greg Thomas

This is How I do it

When someone says “this is how I do it” – they aren’t asking for input; they are definitely not asking for advice or feedback on how they do their job. They are simply saying, “This is how I do it,” and the corollary, which is “Deal with it.” They don’t say the “Deal with it,” but it’s implied, and you need to figure out how to work around it or with it. It’s an odd statement, because anyone can pull up an AI agent and ask for the best path to do a job, and 70% of the time, there

1 day ago

Greg Thomas

The Leaders You Need

Give them grace to make mistakes when they try their best. Give them space to try out new ideas even though you know it might fail. Give them a path that shows what they could become. Give them the tools to accomplish their goals and learn at the same time. Let them walk before they can run. When they put their hands on the stove, remind them it could burn. Raise them up when they are down. Don’t speak for them; let them and their work do that. These are the leaders we need, and they are also the leaders

3 days ago

Greg Thomas

Your Best Team Culture

Your team culture doesn’t start and end with a presentation or workshop – it starts the next day. It grows and improves each and every other day from there – as long as you hold true to what you want to accomplish. As soon as you fall back on old habits and practices, the culture falls apart because “If they don’t have to do it, why should I?” Some teams grow an organic culture, and this works; most need a direction, a path, a discussion to move forward. Balance your discussions; weeks and weeks of discussion with no action is

1 week ago

Greg Thomas

Flying Cars

Woot! Woot! Flying Cars are here; they came in my lifetime. This is great news. Love it. I still am not big on flying, so not sure I want to be strapped to an even smaller vehicle twisting and turning through the air. That’s awesome, great news. Now if only I didn’t get prompted 20 times a day by Authenticator, that would be progress.

2 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

Where are we?

In any movie, when our intrepid team is trying to solve the latest problem in front of them, what do they do? They take stock of where they are, they lay all their equipment out, they throw away all pretense and nonsense, and simply ask the question – “Where are we?” If you are not doing this with your team, if you are masking this question around ideals and hopes and not wanting to rock the boat, then you are letting your team down. Where are we is the most important question you need to be asking your team.

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