Loyal leaders, fall in! Capt. Fletch calling for another edition of the Leadership Toolbox. Last month, we examined the unavoidable price of leading good people and how to best handle when our people make career moves that work for them. This month, as we find ourselves preparing for my favorite time of year, Groundwater Week in Las Vegas, I would like to look at the value of time.
If you spend any time talking to marketing managers, they always seem to look for ways to arrive at the point quickly and effectively. This is a tool we could all sharpen. How often, if your current role, have you been summoned to a meeting, only to endure another ineffective use of your time? Truthfully, I lost count years ago of the number of meetings in which I felt this way. As leaders, we must truly understand and value each interaction with our people. It needs to count because the time we use cannot be given back.