Effective leaders create focus.
Robert Benson had us think about and talk about what our most fun job was and describe when we surprised ourselves and made a contribution you made in a job. After we went around the room and did this he said most of what he had to say had already been said, so he tied it in to explain this. Our team wants to be engaged. We need to figure out how to get them to be that way. He talked about the 12 elements of Great Management. He discussed 3 books. The main one was to Start with Why.
He explained more about this. The other 2 books were One Thing You Need To Know and Good to Great. The Y is to clarify your purpose. People buy why you do it, not what you do. In Good to Great he emphasized the Hedgehog Principal, which is going about your business slowly with purpose, knowing what you are doing and not running around fast pace like a fox not having a clue. Also instead of having a to do list, have a "Stop Doing" list.
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