To get some inspiration about what to write here, I spent a good portion of the weekend reading about all sorts of opinions about management and leadership. Most were opinions about what should be done when leading and managing, but very little about how to do it.
I see educators, professional speakers, and self-proclaimed experts who write books, speak, consult, and teach leadership and management theories based on their research, or the research of others, but not on their personal experiences or accomplishments. If they had, I would most likely have read about their "system."
It was interesting that I seldom read anything about management systems, teamwork systems, engagement systems, or systems of any kind. Since they recommend suggestions on what should be accomplished, but not how to accomplish it, these recommendations are to be implemented into the existing management systems of the readers.
So, since much of my reading was about avoiding, solving, or eliminating personnel problems, it occurs to me that tweaking the system is not the solution for businesses and managers. Replacing the system is the solution.
I don't have all the leadership and management answers. Like everyone, I am learning every day. Nor does my management system have all the answers, but I didn't read one word that would improve my approach to team leadership. There was not one word that would change my system for creating an entire team of top performers.
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