Why Does my Team not “Get it”?
As a CEO and/or leader, do you often wonder why your team "don't get" what you're talking about?
Working with CEOs and their leadership teams, we too often encounter high functioning leaders growing their business at pace, but their team are confused, unsure, and even disengaged.
CEO's typically have a gift of being able to span a whole organisation and intuitively know how things all fit together. Many staff can't do this.
After introducing a new strategy or concept, some leaders will often pause, and ask, "do you understand what I'm saying", to which we almost always see puzzled looks, but hear the unanimous verbal "yes"!
Without wanting to simplify the role of the CEO or a leader, we believe "joining the dots" for your team is super critical! If you want to build clarity and have them engaged in your plans, we suggest that you stop and ask a couple of simple questions of your team:
WHAT do you understand about what was just presented?
WHY do you think we are planning to do this?
There will be more than one "right" response.
Spend just 5 minutes listening to their answers and help them "join the dots".
You'll experience a more empowered, engaged team, and you'll grow your business with less pain!