Leading to Fulfillment - Episode Zero
Adventures in Businessing
While there will not be new episodes of Adventures in Businessing, we are excited to announce a brand new podcast. Here is a sneak peek with our episode zero. Leading to Fulfillment is a weekly 30 to 40 minute podcast that highlights the impact of People-First leaders and teams where fulfillment is the true measure of success.. In each episode James Laws has conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, and other thinkers from all walks of life and kinds of businesses to find out how they think & lead differently and make decisions that lead to fulfilling work and fulfilled teams.
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Discovering Purpose
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- [0:00:42] Episode Summary | Intro
- Music to Get You Going
- Brief F.I.T.ness Recap
- [0:04:00] Measuring F.I.T.ness
- Organizations Change, Businesses Change, People Change
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- You Have to Evaluate That
- Recommendation: Quarterly F.I.T.ness Check-ins
- Catch Issues or Tensions Before They Fester
- Check-ins Directly Combat Ambiguity
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- “With my team, one thing I always say is: if anything in this meeting is surprising to you, then I (the manager) haven’t done a good job.” - Jeremy
- Your Check-ups are a Confirmation of Alignment or Misalignment
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- They should not be where you identify proper or improper alignment for the first time.
- Everyone Either Has or Knows of a Review Horror Story
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- Be the cure, not the symptom.
- Don’t be nearsighted in your reviews.
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- Let team members know they aren’t being evaluated solely by this one quarterly check-up.
- Frequency is a Delicate Balance for F.I.T.ness
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- Regular check-ups not being about money/salary help enforce empathy, and strengthen your goal as a manager to make your team members better at their jobs.
- [0:14:23] The Evaluation
- Keep it Short, Keep it Simple
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- On Scoring 1-5
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- The phrasing is more important than the number.
- You Want Challenge
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- Boredom is the enemy of challenge.
- Caution: too much challenge can cause burnout or defeatism.
- You Want Success Over Failure
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- But when failure occurs, you want individuals to have the liberty to fail forward.
- Identify Trends
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- Recurring instances of over or under achieving are worth acting on.
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- Has there been a dip in motivation or progress?
- Why is this person excelling so far beyond that of their expectation?
- Is this person in the right role?
- It Begins and Ends with Clarity
- [0:24:02] Words to the Wise
- Tricky Instances to Be Aware of
- Elaborating on ‘The Middle is the Best’
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- You want to be in the middle in the evaluation scoring.
- [0:28:25] Parting Words
- Identify Tensions & Note Your Wins
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- Encourage others to canonize and share their wins!
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- Especially during the F.I.T.ness check-ups.
- Next Time on AIB
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- “What Do You Do Between the Check-ups?“
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- Spoiler: 1on1s (Stay Tuned)