Leadership

I was recently invited to participate in a leadership panel and was asked a question about being the person who would “jump on a grenade” for the team by owning the implementation of a solution. I understand the spirit of the question. It was about accountability, ownership, and leadership under pressure. But I disagree with the metaphor. The downside of a being on a panel is that I could only give a 1 minute answer to a topic that deserves more time. ...

Most meetings fail before they start. Not because people are lazy, but because nobody wrote down the basics: what we are doing, who is needed, and what decisions are on the table. The Meeting Prep Checklist is a small tool that keeps that list tight. Set the objective, capture the agenda, list attendees and pre-reads, and track a few prep checks. When you are done, it copies a clean summary you can drop into a doc or email. ...