Hey friends…I’m back from an incredible week away with my sons. I’m blessed beyond words to be able to have fun as well as to experience wild moments with them (literally…think sharks!)
Time
As my children become adults, it is increasingly clear to me that the quality of the time we spend together far outweighs the quantity. Gone are the days of playing hide and seek and having “floor time” every evening after work.
Now, it’s all about quality. To be honest with you, that transition is harder than I thought it would be. They don’t need me every day like they used to, but they sure do need me now.
We maximize our time together, as I do with my older daughter, to ensure our time is meaningful, not just an obligation to “get together.”
Focus
I wonder if that same commitment to quality moments holds true in the workplace? Spending time with our team members is critically important to building the corporate cultures we all long for. Yet, it is not up to the employees to create the environment for that culture to flourish.
That responsibility rests solely on us as leaders.
Additionally, our employees don’t need us to watch over them every minute of the day. They are not children. They are the bright, creative, hard-working people that make our organizations successful.
Do they still need us? Of course they do. But they need quality, not overbearing quantity.
How About You
What is your time commitment to your team? Are you downshifting away from a focus on quantity and moving to maximizing the quality of your time with them? Or, is the old school bed check approach more your style?
I’d love to hear from you.
No Excuses.
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