How we react

When we’re at the end of the whip, we’re least in control. Unable to make decisions on our own, thrown about by customers, push around by circumstance, it’s not a comfortable experience and we’re likely to squeal.
Best case, we find a way out.
Worst case, we take the hand we’re dealt and find some way of cheating the deck.
That’s how we react.
That’s how everyone reacts.
No one, no one likes to be cracked by a snapping line. No one likes to feel out of their control. No one takes it willingly and nobody then gives their best.
A better way to make your team more effective is to ask them how.
Sure, you’ll get some happy talk and bad ideas, but the secret to building a team you can trust is to treat them like a team you trust.
Skippy strategy: Ask them how.
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