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Eniola Ositelu

Tag: strategy

WHY PLAYING THE BLAME GAME WILL GET YOU NOWHERE 

How do you know when you are a MVP in the blame game? I should start with this question. Why did the project go south? The team sucks, the weather did not help, the contractors were incompetent, plus the vendors did not arrive early. The customers too were unrealistic, rude, and entitled. If that is your answer, you may be that MVP. Everyone, excluding you gets a fair share of the blame. I always say this to my colleagues. Even when we think we are right all the time and others are always wrong, we need to look within…

YOUR MEETINGS ARE NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS YOU THINK

Does your team meet a bit too often? Are conversations dominated by a few people? Do the conversations tend to lose focus? Is the environment such that participants rarely engage with the content of the agenda and the ideas with critical thinking? Are you, the leader the one doing a majority of the talking? These are the signs that your meetings are not as effective as you think.