I listened to another great podcast last week from Coaching U. Tom Flick is a former NFL player and one of the most sought after speakers in the country. Here are a few thoughts from his podcast.
Our natural tendency is to manage. Most organizations are over-managed and under led by a 3:1 ratio. We need to understand that management and leadership have completely different functions and actions as seen below. To be an effective business or team there needs to be a balance of management and leadership.
Management is about...
budgeting, staffing, problem solving, controlling.
making the complex simple.
avoiding hazards.
who and how.
what you know.
Leadership is about...
communicating vision and strategy.
motivating action.
getting buy in.
moving barriers.
taking complex systems and people and creating an evolution of opportunities and growth.
the what and why.
It is important to remember that people are creatures of habit. We spend 90% of our day gathering information to support our past and our present. A leader needs to create a sense of urgency in order to move their organization forward or through change. Creating change in people's behavior and their mindset to create new or better habits takes time and discipline.
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