Gill and I were thrilled to present this week at the Agile DC Executive Summit! I’ve included a copy of the presentation below, and although it’s is better with our descriptions, it’s still meaningful. Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss.
You have two choices. You can wait until someone seeks you out, or you can be forthcoming. If you’re forthcoming you have the opportunity to earn trust. If you wait until you’re hunted down by your co-worker you demonstrate a major lack of readiness for responsibility.
Make a habit of hiding the truth, and you convert your co-worker into a status hunter. This not fun for anyone; neither ambushing you in the hallway, nor being ambushed, is a particularly enjoyable experience.
Either way the news is delivered, and you can’t hide forever, so why not choose to be a leader?
I had the pleasure of sharing my experience with analytics frameworks and metrics at the most recent Lean Startup Circle (DC). This was a part of their “Back to Basics” series. Presentation below.
Take your pick: leader or victim. You can’t be both, and we’d all rather that you choose the former. Make things happen. Get things done. It’s far more interesting to take ownership of your situation than to claim that you’re helpless to change it.
Hint: If you’re struggling with this one, recognize that it is a choice. If you truly see no path to leadership in your current situation, then perhaps it’s time to change your situation.