How do you perceive the fact that many a times, there is a
tendency of leadership to set and have a pretty low expectation for the team?
In any given business environment, 'setting the right
standards' is so important, not only for the organization, but also for the
team and the individuals in it; at stake is not just the organizational performance,
but also, the career of every single member of the team!
While a few leaders come down heavily on not so good
performance, and even get tough from the execution point of view, surprisingly
enough, there are also leaders who thrive on sub-optimal performance, just by
shifting the blame of the handful of external factors - a bad client, a slow
market, a perceived disrespect to the brand et al... In essence, it is either
being blind to the whole world out there, or being naive to think that what you
think is right, is what everyone thinks! You just stand on a high illusory
platform, and be akin to a frog in the well... and to top it all, you are
immune to what happens in similar companies, with similar people, with almost
just a similar external environment..!!
Owing to being driven by the internal environment (?), you
just stay in the comfort zone and live by sub-optimal standards....
The biggest loser, in my opinion is the team and its
members... your own colleagues, who trust your wisdom to grow them, and their
career..!
By your own deeds of not knowing where to set the bar, you
make them feel nice with a performance that is just good, from the internal
perspective. Little do they realize that what they think is good, is just not
good to the outside world, which is where their careers will prosper and have
to take wings....
Good is the enemy of the Great, and a 'myopic good' is the greatest evil for bright careers... it is the duty of every single leader to stay clear of any sort of myopic good - even if it means a temporary setback, a failure to get to stated goals, or even a setback in position...
Good is the enemy of the Great, and a 'myopic good' is the greatest evil for bright careers... it is the duty of every single leader to stay clear of any sort of myopic good - even if it means a temporary setback, a failure to get to stated goals, or even a setback in position...
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