Are you a cynic?

Colleagues,

MVP: In general, people you lead know more about their work than you do.

On a long drive last weekend I listened to a podcast (link) on combating cynicism. The guest was Dr. Jamil Zaki, Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab.

There were a couple big takeaways:

• People are generally more kind, caring, and empathetic than we give them credit for.
• Treating people as if they were good people leads them to be better people.

These takeaways reinforce an idea I cannot let go of. As leaders, we need to assume that people in our organization know what they are doing and want to do a good job.

And…

Those people know more about what they need than we do.

Intention: If a person you are trying to grow already knows more about their job than you do, how do you help them grow?

Cheers!

Frederick