This week, we look at the third concept of “The Big Three.” This is not new ground for this blog, and I encourage you to check out related posts: Effective Feedback is About the Future Leaders Model the Behavior they … Read More
Last week we explored the first concept of “The Big Three.” This week, we’ll outline the second one. This one is quite simple – It’s merely a suggested two-word definition of leadership.
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T=r+d …where T is “trust,” r is “reliability,” and d is “delight.” I attended EntreFest 2011, and one of the best sessions I attended was
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Any feedback on any behavior is most helpful to the individual and the organization if it is
1) Specific
and
2) Includes a call to future action
It can be as simple as “Good work, keep it up.” as opposed to simply “good work”.
It can be as thought out as “Nice thoroughness on that; if you always meet deadlines that well, we’ll really be successful.”