How Conventional Business Wisdom Might Be Draining Your Team

Founder of Regenerate , a training firm focused on sustainable performance for high-pressure career professionals and fast-paced companies. getty Do the adages about leading and building a team that you heard while climbing the career ladder still apply in today’s modern workplace? When you’re managing knowledge workers, utilizing technology and leading in an always-on culture, the landscape is different. The needs are different. It stands to reason that the wisdom you need to lead successfully will be different as well. Leaders come into their role having internalized advice and feedback they heard as they advanced their careers. These commonly overheard leadership adages come from a good place but may deserve a second look. Are you living these principles the way you intend, or do they need detoxification? 1. ‘It’s the results that matter.’ As a leader, you may use this phrase to remind yourself to be flexible and use productivity as the most important measuring stick. • Do your actions back up this philosophy? They don’t if you’re reactive when you get a directive from a senior leader or if you still demand team members work set hours (or, even worse, if you track their screen time ). • […]

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