4 Leadership Lessons from the NFL Referee Lockout
After a lockout which ran through the first few weeks of the regular season, the regular referees returned to officiate NFL games last weekend. The NFL fumbled the way they handled the situation. While it caused grief to football fans across the country (sorry to my followers in Wisconsin), it also provided lessons for business leaders to follow. Randy Conley, who writes for Ken Blanchard's LeaderChat forum, describes 4 lessons leaders can learn from the situation. He talks about recognizing talent, understanding your people are your brand, and how training can't be used to "fix" people.
Click here to read the entire article.
Do Managers Enable Employees to Under-Perform?
As a trainer focused on employee development, I received one of my least favorite emails recently; a manager asking me to provide training to solve an issue that wasn't a training problem. On the bright side, it did give me an opportunity to introduce the manager to my KIMBA Principle, and inform him how the root cause of performance issues revolve around Knowledge, Inhibitors, Motivation, Boundaries, and Abilities. In his book Supermotivation, Dr. Dean Spitzer quotes a survey that states 84% of employees readily admit they could perform better at work simply IF THEY WANTED TO! Throwing training at these employees is only going to waste time and money, and cause more frustration. Training resources would be better spent providing managers with a way to motivate and engage their staff to want to perform.
Are you looking for a trainer or speaker for an upcoming event? Have Mike speak speak at your organization on topics such as leadership, coaching, employee development, and more.
Contact Mike for more information.
