January 30, 2019
How often have you rushed ahead in business, instead of taking a breath? A while back, I took on a leadership role with a business group. It had the promise to showcase my systems and operations expertise. A chance to explore: How can the group hum like a well-oiled machine … especially for the next person who takes on the role? My luck, I stepped up into chaos. Prior leaders relocated, so the institutional knowledge was depleted. I was distracted when my father died a week later. Over the following month, five other members left. Each for their own reasons, but in the aggregate, the optics weren’t good. There was a push to admit new members so the group could restabilize. In my rush for a quick turnaround, I stepped on toes. With my track shoes on. Didn’t quite follow procedure. Didn’t wait for full feedback. Didn’t give myself time to appreciate how a new member situation could become complicated. While some committee members went along, the fact remains that as leader, I set the…
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