If you have not heard Jessica Jackley speak you should. If you have not been on Kiva.org you should go and see it. Her story is a great illustration of the power of passion coupled with an insatiable desire to take action.
How does it feel when it seems others are not working as hard as you? How about seeing executives with new cars every two years and you have not had a raise in two years? Whatever the source, this trustBUSTER is more about perception than anything else. Explore why it happens and what leaders and followers can do to make it go away.
How do we process failure? What opportunities or building blocks do we have with failure? It is worth exploring for anyone who has experienced it and needs to learn from it. (which is all of us!)
Vulnerability is a powerful tool for mentoring and building relationships. All to often we skip over the uncomfortable questions to handle the easy ones. Here are some career questions that we should all be ready and willing to share.
Teams come together around a task to complete. An inability of team members to own and complete work on time will destroy trust. Explore the origin of this TrustBUSTER and what leaders can do to ensure it does not become an issue on their team.
The success of a team rests on the shoulders of the team members, not the leader. The leader has a role, but the people have to see their role for it to work. Here is a story about a group of offensive lineman from the Michigan State University football team and what they did to build a great team. They did it without consultants and ropes courses, which is significant.
TrustBUSTER™ #8 – Shows little concern about me a person How does this become an issue when most leaders really care about their people? Explore how this perception starts and what three moves a leader can make to make this go away (or at least move to the bottom of the list).
TrustBUSTER #8 is about creating more joy in our workplace as leaders. A slow recovery means that the place from which we lead will not only sustain us, but provide energy for our organizations. There are also some very simple things that we can do as leaders to share and build that joy in others.
TrustBUSTER™ #6 is about criticizing decisions AFTER the team has discussed them and the decision has been made. This happens for different reasons, but the outcome is the same. Teammates getting frustrated with each other and future decisions becoming more ‘political’ discussions versus open and honest dialogue. Learn the three most common scenerios and what a leader has to do to ensure that it does not happen again.
trU Tips #9 – A monthly publication by The trU Group. This topic is exploring when and why the notion of “There is no ‘I’ in team” is wrong. When bringing together highly driven and successful people, there has to be an I or it will not work. This is especially true for entrepreneurial organizations and certain industries like financial services. This includes some expert advice around how to form a team with these experts.
TrustBUSTER #3 – Slow to extend trust to others. Understand what this behavior is, what are the implications of doing this as a leader, and what organizations can do through onboarding and leadership development to make this behavior go away.
A few thoughts on TrustBUSTER #1 – Talks negatively about teammates behind their backs.