When Leading People Is Boring
when leading people is boring. "as leadership responsibility increases, your opportunity to practice your craft decreases. The very thing that likely drew you into your field and allowed you to advance is now a waning part of your work tasks."

At some point you realize, leading people can be boring. Here’s how it happens. Most people enter a career field because they love, or at least believe they will love, their craft. Doesn’t matter if it is programming, designing, video production, marketing, construction, IT, web, finance, etc. And if you do well you will likely […]

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Leaders and the “I’m on it!” Principle
Hire people who eagerly say “I’m on it!” You’ll accomplish much more than you will if you focus hiring just on skill, talent, or knowledge.

“I’m on it!” “I’ve got this!” “I’ll take care of it!” “Let me handle this!” These are phrases leaders love to hear. We love to hear it because we know it means that whatever issue or need has arisen is going to be taken care of by the one who says “I’m on it.” No babysitting […]

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