With 15 kms remaining of the 100km Oxfam walk it was this statement by a member of our support crew which got me moving over Mt Little Joe in Warburton.
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Does someone on your team behave this way …
They’re objective & logical
They think things through before taking action
Every cost is considered of any plan or action
They prefer to work alone
Meaning is easily extracted from the chaos
They always have a fall-back plan
If this describes your team member then you’re leading a person who achieves their self-worth by creating self-direction and autonomy through logical analysis & thought planning.
If your values differ from this person … then how do you lead them?
You can start by respecting them for their:
· Logic
· Fairness
· Privacy
· Order
· Independence
Give them a problem, respect their time to think through, and create a structure, a system, and a plan.
If you lead too closely, you’re likely to create conflict for your team member.
Ensure you avoid:
· Limiting their self-reliance
· Being disorderly
· Chaotic or irrational
· Or make decisions based on emotional reasoning.
Your relationship building is critical to focus on their serious appreciation for rules & principles.
You can help this person increase their team effectiveness & leadership by:
· Talking to uncertainty & ambiguity
· Expressing feelings and their reactions to help the team know what they’re thinking
· Accepting help from the team when it could be useful
· Ranking the urgency and importance of completion of some tasks over having all the information desired.
And if you’re rewarding them:
· Be explicit in how their work has been useful to others
· Do it in a private or small group setting
· The best compliment would include how they conserved resources or prevented difficulties by planning ahead. “Your research saved us from making a serious mistake.”
I’ve referenced the great resources when you develop your RELATIONSHIP INTELLIGENCE skills.
Ready to RESILIENTLY LEAD working REMOTELY.
Resilience Hacks - Driving Resilience
Structuring life around hours is being a slave to the past.
Being savvy with your time brings you in control to make choices.
Consider the use of your:
· commuting hours
· coffee/tea & food breaks times
· café & meeting travel time
How many hours have you acquired?
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