| Most Powerful Six: Do You Know What's Expected? |
February 8, 2010 |
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Greetings!
 Have you ever heard of the Most Powerful Six? It's the six most important questions you can ask your staff to rate on a scale of 1-5, according to Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. When these 6 questions are answered with a "5" rating, you have an incredibly effective staff person, team, department, and ultimately, entire organization.
Over the next several weeks, we're going to take a look at all 6. I've used these personally over the years in a variety of settings, both in supervision of staff, in teaching roles, and organizational enhancement. It's a powerful tool; one that can serve you well if used effectively.
Today we look at Question number one. Use these to help yourself, and your team, to rise to your greatest potential!
Unleash the leader within!
Teresa Gilbert
Pathways to Excellence, LLC
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MONDAY MORNING LEADERSHIP TIP #156
Most Powerful Six: Do You Know What's Expected? |
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 If I came to your organization and asked any one of your staff, "do you know exactly what's expected of you in your position," would he/she give me a definite 'yes'?
I'm often surprised by the answer to that. Many times there is a lot of ambivalence and confusion, and staff work to fulfill what they think are the expectations, only to find they missed the mark.
One simple thing to consider - ask your employee to describe his or her job, and then take a look at the written job description. How closely do they match? If not so good, which one is off?
Ask your staff person to rate, on a scale of 1-5, the answer to that question. If the answer is less than 5, ask the person, "what is one thing we could do to raise that score one number higher?"
And then listen; what is he/she saying? Where is the confusion? What is causing it? Take one step to make the expectations more clear and consistent. You'll be amazed at the difference just one thing will make!
And watch for the other 5 questions coming soon....and plan to incorporate all of them in your day-to-day leadership! |
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| ABOUT TERESA |
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Teresa Gilbert is founder of Pathways to Excellence, LLC, a company devoted to inspring excellence in others, empowering them to rise to their potential and "unleash the leader within"! She is also a Consultant, Leadership Coach, and author.
If you liked today's issue, you'll love Teresa's dynamic coaching and training in the form of teleclasses, webinars, and on-site presentations.
While Teresa is best known for her expertise in leadership development, participants share with her that her biggest impact comes from her passion and philosophy of meeting participants where they are...and empowering them to take the next quantum leap to become all they want to be!
This, Teresa says, is the most important key to bringing out the best in all of us!
Teresa specializes in working with rising executives and managers to fully develop their leadership potential. Teresa has a Masters Degree in Education and 25 years experience in the field of management, administration, staff development and coaching.
You can learn more about Teresa and her webinar courses, workshops, and resources at www.leaderschampion.com.
Teresa Gilbert, "The Emerging Leader's Champion"
Pathways to Excellence, LLC
P.O.Box 2562, Carbondale, IL
teresa@teresagilbert.com
Phone: 618-658-2554
Fax: 618-223-5181
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