Happy Sunday Everyone-
I was having lunch with one of my favorite business partners, they were discussing a program they’re involved with and then shared a piece of content titled “The 12 People mistakes CEO’s make”. The piece came from “thetwentypercenter”. As I was reading the 12 mistakes below, I couldn’t help but think about my own team. I couldn’t help but think about the last 20 months in the mortgage/real estate business. Everything I’m thinking about right now, which I know is on repeat is “heels vs toes”. How many of my activities/actions right now are heel based vs. toe based. We can drop the title above of “CEO” and replace it with “The twelve people mistakes any human makes that is responsible for someone else”. If you’re floundering i.e., on your heels and acting like it, how is anyone that is looking to you for income/development/growth/ feeling? Probably not very good. Below are the 12 “people” mistakes and few thoughts.
- Not always looking for talent.
- Not hiring Killers.
- Hiring people that need to change.
- Waiting for a replacement before replacing.
- Failing to help others grow.
- Buying into “say” vs. “do”.
- Failing to inspect what you expect.
- Not letting goals be the bad guy.
- Propping people up.
- Failing to listen our way to success.
- Running on personality gas vs. organizational gas.
- Leading from “mego” vs. “wego”.
I look at this list and I ask which ones apply to me, both bottom up and top down. As an example, the standout for me as a leader is #5, am I helping people grow? #8, how accountable am I staying to our goals? #1 not always looking for talent. If I take a bottom-up approach #2, do my leaders look at me as a killer or a wallflower? All of these should be applicable to all of us but those are the standouts for me.
Where am I going with this?
- A leaders attract A players, and an A player will never work for a C leader for an extended period of time. Holding yourself accountable to reflecting on these questions on a personal level is an A leader activity. As I’m typing this, I’m thinking I’m going to go through this list with my team tomorrow during our team meeting.
- You can be a leader on a team without having a title. Plenty of people on this distribution list find themselves in that role. Reverse the lens with these questions for yourself and who you report to. Good opportunity to hold everyone accountable.
- Lot of people would say the chips are down in our business right now. If I’m only thinking about myself, an easy route/mindset is to chill, go inward, fend for yourselves. When I review stuff like this, and if I happen to let my thoughts drift into that chill mindset, this forces me to pull my head out of my ass quicker, and to be better. Be better for me, for those that rely on me, and for those that I rely on. It’s a win/win/win.
Have a great rest of your Sunday.
Hunter