I know I am incredibly lucky that I work in an organisation where people, partnerships and relationships are central to everything we do. And it's true, you know, that you get back what you give away... smile and the world smiles with you... laugh and the world laughs with you... compliment people and the compliments come flooding back... trust people and they repay you by the bucketload. Sadly some people haven't a clue about this and they simply let their own limitations and frustrations get in the way.
We must all remember that good communication lies at the heart of our success and it's true that being positive helps colleagues to be their brilliant and outstanding best. These are some of the things I have learnt about leading successfully... we must...
- always try to see the bigger picture;
- always be as positive as possible;
- always say thank you;
- always share ideas and problems;
- always tell the truth;
- always listen carefully to what is being said;
- always smile whatever happens;
- always go the extra mile.
Chris
2 comments:
Chris
This is a common pattern for many senior managers.
I guess that you need to revisit your priorities, what the education service and the city MOST needs from you and then to carve up the available hours appropriately.
In order to make 'showpiece' meetings work for you it is vital that you have at least two blocks of 90 minutes - each week - where you work on your own personal priorities for the service. This re-establishes your sense of control over the agenda.
This stuff matters a lot. The way you manage your commitments with a sense of purpose, passion, energy and direction, the more will those around you. If you start to wonder what difference some of these meetings make - so will others.
One more tip! Go through your diary and label all meetings either JAM or MINM. JAM stands for Just Another Meeting (purpose unclear, value unclear). MINM stands for Meeting I'd Never Miss. Don’t worry about these. Focus on the JAMs. Review them with the meeting owners and either bin them - or increase the sense of value and purpose significantly. This will turn them into MINMs.
Hope you find some of this useful! Please do get in touch if you would like some more ideas....I am Leeds based and have two children who are customers of your Education Service!
Hi Progmanager,
I am grateful for your feedback and would welcome the chance to talk to you about these ideas. How can we get together? Fancy a coffee sometime?
Chris
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