I am writing this post from a great little coffee house on the Oregon coast. This has been a morning of catching up on email. As I mentioned in my last post, “Sometimes You Just Have To,” I spent last week with friends and family, surfing our way up the California coast. It was a fantastic memory making time!
Today I am paying the price. I have been knee deep in email for the last three hours.
One of the email messages I just reviewed was from my wonderful teammate, Kit Johnson, who runs HR and Accounting for us at Building Champions. She sent me a report I had requested with our team’s unused vacation hours. I asked for this because I want to make sure I am encouraging my teammates to take full advantage of their vacation time.
I just returned from a wonderful and unplanned road trip from my home here in Lake Oswego down to San Onofre, CA. One of my high school friends, Dave Makela (who now works for Ministry Coaching International) invited me to join his family on this camping and surfing trip. They have held this beach blanket bingo type of reunion for the past 5 years, and it is very well attended. Dave also invited a few other surfing friends from our youth.
When Dave told me about it a few months ago, I did not think I would be able to make the trip. I have been away so much this year… I am just too busy…There is too much going on right now…It’s too long of a drive… These thoughts kept me from committing, until about two weeks ago. Then the bug bit.
This has been a mission of ours at Building Champions since the inception of the company back in 1996. Recently, I have been giving this much thought as we are in the process of adding a new member to our team.
I believe that most leaders have a desire to see that the experience they help to create in their organizations causes people to grow. They want their team members to be better equipped and more skilled as a result of their time in the organization, which will lead them to make a greater difference in their future ventures.
What I am unsure of is how many of us actually do this well.
If you’re like me, you have experienced the frustration that comes from committing to something, and then missing the deadline. That “something” could be finishing a presentation, completing a project, writing an overview, or preparing for meeting.
As an Executive Coach, I have often observed successful leaders deal with the frustration that comes from over-committing. It is usually born from a failure to fully assess the amount of time a project will take to complete.
One difference maker for project work is to make sure you schedule appointments with yourself to work on each project. Dont wait & cram. 1 week ago
This is a fun and crazy week for us here at BC. There will be 24 runners and 12 walkers on our 3 Hood to Coast teams. The fun begins Thur PM 1 week ago
I am writing this post from a great little coffee house on the Oregon coast. This has been a morning of catching up on email. As I mentioned in my last post, “Sometimes You Just Have To,” I spent last week with friends and family, surfing our way up the California coast. It was a fantastic memory making time!
