Aside from Ted Talks, an almost daily part of my ingestion of news, personal and profession education comes from a speaker I had the pleasure of hearing many years ago, Don Yaeger. He is a New York Times best selling author whose focus is on leadership and greatness. The fact that he shares his vision through a sports lense is what really draws me to his work.
In a recent post, he shared the six lessons on leadership that he presented to the cadets at West Point. Lesson #1:
1. You can’t lead people you don’t know. "As a leader, it is important to know your colleagues on a level beyond the workplace. In the case of a West Point cadet, they told me, this simple notion could actually save lives by having a deeper sense of one another’s health, safety, fears, and motivations. No matter what your occupation is, this lesson is essential in building camaraderie and trust within a team."
At AH we like to play a game called, “Two Truths and a Lie.” Each person tells two truths and one lie about themselves and the others have to guess which one is the lie. This exercise gives insight into the personal lives of co-workers and does it in a fun and engaging way.
How do you engage your colleagues to share about themselves beyond the workplace?
