The Manager 145 - Be excellent to one another
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The Manager - Edition 145 - Be excellent to one another
Hi,
I hope you are safe and well and had a cracking weekend.
I haven’t read anything at all this week as I’m moving house tomorrow. Everything is packed, everything is clean, everything is stressful, uneasy, exciting and scary, all at the same time.
I feel a little overwhelmed but one thing I do know is that we should be excellent to each other. (Bonus points if you can name which film that comes from).
I’ve always advised to not to say anything at work you will later have to apologise for. Nor do anything that is stupid. Nor say anything that brings others down. Nor complain.
But it goes beyond that.
It’s not just about not doing or saying silly things, it’s also about bolstering, supporting and lifting others.
When we build others up, we lift the whole. When the whole lift, we all lift. And we’re all more connected than we often realise.
Who can we support, help and encourage?
Who do we normally have a beef with and can we try to only see their positive side today?
Who can we say something positive to who needs it right now?
What can we do that will help someone else, even if we get nothing in return?
What hard conversation do we need to have with a direct report, to address a problem now - rather than ignoring it and hoping that someone else picks it up?
What work, that will help someone, should we do now rather than putting it off?
What community project have we always wanted to do but never found time?
Who can we support who has different views and opinions than we do?
Who can we build up and help?
When we’re excellent to others we may receive nothing at all back. But that’s not the point. The point isn’t to do something to get something back, the point is to do something because it’s the right thing to do.
We are all part of the whole and I believe that in life, and work, our role is to lift the whole.
There will always be people we don’t like. People who do silly things, say hurtful comments, treat us badly. But we must remember is that it’s not personal and it seemed like the right things for them to do or say.
But we can choose to be better than that. We can choose to lift everyone, be enthusiastic, not bring down the team, not complain, help others - and ultimately, be excellent to one another.
Until next week. (And hoping I have internet access :) ).
Rob..
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