Recently I’ve been trying to find a good farming analogy for what I consider the “leadership no-brainers”. It’s surprising how many leaders, newbies and veterans alike, make small leadership mistakes that turn out to have big consequences, such as a reduction in employee engagement and an increase in turnover. And with the majority of employees …
As a professional HR partner, I’ve spent a lot of time with leaders helping them get through stuff they don’t want to do. And I will tell you, the number one thing that I’ve spent the most time helping leaders get motivated to do is as simple as having a difficult conversation with someone on their team.
The other day a colleague and I were talking about how hard it is to keep all those metaphorical plates spinning. Home, work, family, hobbies; sometimes it just seems like you don’t have enough time in the day. And it occurred to me to relate a lesson I learned in my time as a dairy farmer: Just listen to your cows.
