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Weekly Reflection 7.0

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It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do.  We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do -Steve Jobs As I'm sitting in my hotel room in DC today, I'm really cognizant of leadership styles in this city.  I didn't realize that I need to be able to "walk the walk" meaning, I need to be able to speak to my position.  My boss made the statement - "that's why you are here---you know your job". With that said, I need to make sure members of my team know that they are valued and they are not to do "what I tell them" to do.  I need to empower them to do the very best they can with the resources they have.  I need to be more trusting and trust my team's instincts.  I need them to feed the team, not to fix it. I know it's not a long post this time, but really appreciate the growth I've encountered so far and can't wait to see how this is and will help me. Click here ...