Quick Question

Here is today's quick question for you...How do I lead someone obsessed with titles?

Behind the focus on hierarchy, there’s usually a deeper need. Often, it’s a need for recognition, security, or belonging. If we dismiss this as vanity or immaturity, we miss the opportunity to understand what's driving the behaviour.

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1. Feeling frustrated by behaviour - When a preoccupation with status is affecting team dynamics, look beneath the surface to find the underlying need.

2. Evaluating promotions - If you're considering advancement but worried about someone’s hierarchy focus, this question helps you to distinguish between healthy ambition and problematic status orientation.

3. Changing structure - When hierarchies shift, people who've found identity in titles often struggle with the transition and need different support.

Quick Question

Here is today's quick question for you...What conversations am I avoiding?

The conversations we avoid are often the key to our biggest breakthroughs. Whether it's feedback we need to give, help we need, or an undeniable truth we need to acknowledge, the impact of consistent avoidance compounds over time and consumes disproportionate headspace at the same time.

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1. Sensing unresolved tension - When relationships feel strained, there's usually something unspoken to be aired.

2. Feeling isolated - Protecting others from your doubts and challenges can leave you carrying burdens that could benefit from being shared.

3. Noticing patterns of frustration - When issues surface repeatedly, it's often because the deeper conversation about expectations, boundaries, or values is being pushed to the bottom of the pile.

Here is today's quick question for you...​What do we struggle to talk about?

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1. Reflecting on psychosocial safety  - What conversations do your team seem to find difficult? Which ones do they avoid altogether? Looking at what’s not working can create opportunities to build safety together.

2. Reviewing progress on a critical project - This is a helpful way to identify and manage potential risks.

3. Developing brand and marketing strategy - Taking the customer's perspective can create new insights into the places where you lack clarity in thinking and messaging.