What Do Leaders and Gerbils Have In Common?
I was recently asked, “What should leaders think about?” Yikes.
If I had been asked that question years ago, I likely would have answered: negotiating, hiring, firing, motivating, influencing, planning, leading, managing (yes, leaders also manage), strategizing, inspiring, measuring, tracking, delivering, correcting, communicating, presenting, developing, improving, helping, modeling, driving, prioritizing, aligning, supporting…
(inhale)
…performance, customers, stakeholders, employees, financials, ethics, values, culture, engagement, processes, tools…
…to name just a few!