You know the answer, and so do I
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 4:37 am
When our tanned and rested route drivers returned, I was ready to hug them.
I had a new and deep appreciation of the role they played in our organization and was humbled to realize that, even though I had “manager” printed on my business card, I was unable to do their job proficiently. There was no doubt in my mind that I needed them far more than they needed me.
Who Is More Important: You or Your People?
Consider this. It is Monday morning. You get to the office early, ready to start the day. As soon as you sit down at your desk, the phone rings.
Barry calls in to say he is going to be out sick today. A few minutes later Ralph calls to remind you he will be on vacation. One after another the calls come in until suddenly you find yourself alone in the office; no one is coming in today.
How would you fare? How long would you last?
We start each People Follow You leadership seminar with this scenario.
Most managers when faced with this question answer that they would probably make it through Monday okay. So we follow that up with Tuesday—you show up but no one else does.
How about Wednesday and Thursday? What if you came in each belarus telegram data morning but the people who worked for you did not. How would you be doing by Friday?
Your business would be in shambles and you would be miserable. If my route drivers had been gone one more day, I would have been put in a straight jacket and rushed to the nearest mental institution.
But what if on Monday morning all of your people showed up to work and you didn’t? Would things get done?
Absolutely. The fact is, even if you went on a two-week vacation, and all of your people showed up each day, things would likely be just fine.
The work would get done.
I had a new and deep appreciation of the role they played in our organization and was humbled to realize that, even though I had “manager” printed on my business card, I was unable to do their job proficiently. There was no doubt in my mind that I needed them far more than they needed me.
Who Is More Important: You or Your People?
Consider this. It is Monday morning. You get to the office early, ready to start the day. As soon as you sit down at your desk, the phone rings.
Barry calls in to say he is going to be out sick today. A few minutes later Ralph calls to remind you he will be on vacation. One after another the calls come in until suddenly you find yourself alone in the office; no one is coming in today.
How would you fare? How long would you last?
We start each People Follow You leadership seminar with this scenario.
Most managers when faced with this question answer that they would probably make it through Monday okay. So we follow that up with Tuesday—you show up but no one else does.
How about Wednesday and Thursday? What if you came in each belarus telegram data morning but the people who worked for you did not. How would you be doing by Friday?
Your business would be in shambles and you would be miserable. If my route drivers had been gone one more day, I would have been put in a straight jacket and rushed to the nearest mental institution.
But what if on Monday morning all of your people showed up to work and you didn’t? Would things get done?
Absolutely. The fact is, even if you went on a two-week vacation, and all of your people showed up each day, things would likely be just fine.
The work would get done.