Don’t dither

 We probably have people on out teams that think less of themselves than we think of them. And others who’s self analysis is kinder than more objective assessors.

So goes the world. We all find it difficult to position ourselves. Fighting our assumptions and the expectations of others.

Annual reviews, appraisals, one-on-ones: they’re all supposed to fill in the blanks.

An honest conversation about how well founded, or otherwise, these assumptions and expectations play out.

The problem comes, of course, when we dither. We a) don’t have the conversations at all (being honest, when did you last take the time to sit down with each member of your team?), or, b) pull our punches when we do (being honest, how good are you at being direct and using that directness in a constructive way?).

Don’t dither. Don’t become the problem.

Skippy strategy: Practice – set up the meetings, be direct.

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