I recently freaked a BTL team out when I told them about 10% of the feedback I receive from others is useful. 90% goes into my CORE and finds no place to call home, so right on out it goes. Just reread Buckingham’s latest titled Nine Lies about Work. Here are his elite eight questions for you, leader, to play with in your one on ones. Freakin’ magic in the making right here. Damn.
1. I am really enthusiastic about the mission of my company.
2. At work, I clearly understand what is expected of me.
3. In my team, I am surrounded by people who share my values.
4. I have the chance to use my strengths every day at work.
5. My teammates have my back.
6. I know I will be recognized for excellent work.
7. I have great confidence in my company’s future.
8. In my work, I am always challenged to grow.
Ask your teammate to use a 5 as strongly agree. 4 is agree. 3 is neutral. 2 is disagree. 1 is strongly disagree. These scores indicate an individuals sense of engagement. These relate to trust in our teammates and leader. Use these questions as a conversation starter. Practice tell me more. See what you can discover. The best way to get feedback on your leadership is not to ask the team questions about you. Instead ask ’em questions about them.
Humans are not very good at evaluating others. We are better at evaluating ourselves. Play to this with your questions, leader. Ask your teammates in your next touch base one or two of these eight babies. Ask them to tell you more. Dig. You just may get some feedback you can use. And, remember, the best feedback comes from the work. Develop your tuneage here. The perfectly struck 7 iron does not lie – lots of teammates do.
Confused? STFD (Slow the F*$# down). Get curious. Tune in. Insatiably so. STOP waiting for your 360 to hit you up side the head. Seek feedback you can use. Go get some today. Damn.
Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…
oh my gosh…
BUILT TO LEAD 