When to Quit
Persistence is noble until it’s stupid.
Don’t quit because something is difficult. Everything meaningful is difficult.
Quit because it’s no longer worthwhile.
Sometimes you win when you quit.
5 Signs It’s Time to Quit
Tag Archive: organizational success
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Breaking Bottlenecks
Bottlenecks protect the status quo.
A bottleneck is blocking your efforts to make things better. Now what?
A bottleneck…
Buries themselves in detail.
Chooses what is over what might be.
Uses policy and procedure to control.
Closes their ears.
How to bust bottlenecks…
The Unexpected Blunder
Learning from mistakes is hard. Ego, defensiveness, blame, avoidance, and fear prolong stupidity.
Learning from success is nearly impossible.
Workaholics succeed. Manipulators get ahead. Cutting corners pays for a while.
Failure asks questions. Success makes stupid look smart.
The Unexpected Blunder of Letting Success Make You Stupid
3 Quiet Weeks
A client said, “It’s been quiet for three weeks. I haven’t achieved the challenge you gave me months ago.”
My mind went to “shoe-drop” conversations. But he didn’t go there.
He referred to this challenge. “The next time we talk, I want you to complain about being bored.”
Creating and Maximizing Quiet…
Top 7 Frustrations of Middle Managers
Organizational wins hinge on middle managers. They stand between talk and action. Their success usually signals organizational success.
I’m accountable for results but don’t have the authority to make decisions.
Top brass pulls one way. Front-line employees pull the other.
Senior leaders get the credit; we get the blame.
Great Conversations Break the Rules
Momma said, “Don’t interrupt.” Let people finish. Pause. Make space.
Master the habit of letting people finish before you speak.
And then break the rules. Great conversations break the rules.
Some of the rules the experts suggest get in the way of great conversations.