LiaV does not sell or endorse products or books, but now and then something hits me in the head like a 2X4. I’m generally a Tom Peters fan based on the simplicity of his message. A colleague shared Peter’s 1999 book “The Project 50 (Reinventing Work): Fifty Ways to Transform Every Task" into a Project That Matters!”
The message in the book is so easy. It is about the work. It is the leader’s job to make the work worth doing. We have all heard the story of the two masons. One is mason was endlessly adding bricks to a wall and the other mason was building a cathedral. Communicating the big picture is a leadership challenge. Making the work worth doing is another. Having written so many LiaV blog posts on effective leadership, this book was a great reminder that it is not always about the leader.
How do you communicate the big picture to your team? Do you eliminate work not worth doing?
Sunday, April 15, 2012
“It’s about the work”
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It's so much easier to hire people enthusiatic about the product and then just working on not killing their attitude rather than hiring people with no fire for the product and spending your energy making them into something that they are not.
Such a short, simple message - but so true~ Thanks, John. I also like Steven Z's comment....
Tedious and/or worthless work always make a dent in the employees, I try to ease on the load by granting small prizes for such work. I.E: Leave work earlier than usual, or a paid lunch by the company, it goes along way for employees and managers alike.
An amazing building, I like it, thank you for sharing!
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