Coupling the words “managing a growing team” and “focus” may seem oxymoronic to you.
When your team has doubled its headcount in the past year, when your organization is changing, re-organizing, shifting, re-organizing again – how is it possible to even name only a handful of things to focus on?
Yet, you know the significance of that word: Focus.
That magic word we know is critical to execution and high performance. In order to execute well as a leader, we must focus. We must only choose the things that have the highest likelihood of impact, and forget the rest. But to what should we say “Yes”? And to what should we say “no”?
For instance: Should you look to build trust amongst your team because people don’t know each other? Should you try to create a sense of stability amidst all the org changes? Should you make sure each person is onboarded well?
Or, should you even do all of the above?
“All of the above” is not focus 🙂 Though, the reality of an ever-changing, growing organizational context tempts us try to say “yes” to it all, we must resist. We must be discerning as leaders and choose what is most pressing, if we are to be effective as a leader when managing a growing team.
In this Part 1 in the blog post below, I outline the most important things to lean into and focus on first when managing a growing team – and the things that you can let go by the wayside (at least in the short-term).
Remember, you have to say “yes” to some things and “no” to other things to focus. Start here.
👉 Read my NEW blog post: What to focus on when managing a growing team (Part 1)
I hope you find the piece useful. (And Part 2 will come in a few weeks 😀)
Warmly,
Claire
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Claire Lew
CEO, Know Your Team
@clairejlew |