Moment #25: Why Management Teams Become Stale

07/16/23 • 4 min

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Moment #25 // High-performance is fragile. Teams can lose their lustre for a whole range of reasons, and leading a team of high performers can be incredibly challenging.

The best teams push each other pretty hard, and it can be difficult to maintain constructive tension, without it boiling over into acrimony.

And, yes, sometimes your people just stop listening to you. Over time, familiarity breeds contempt, and the downside of consistency (a much sought-after leadership characteristic) is predictability.

You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.99: Don't Play One Season Too Many.

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Moment #25 // High-performance is fragile. Teams can lose their lustre for a whole range of reasons, and leading a team of high performers can be incredibly challenging.

The best teams push each other pretty hard, and it can be difficult to maintain constructive tension, without it boiling over into acrimony.

And, yes, sometimes your people just stop listening to you. Over time, familiarity breeds contempt, and the downside of consistency (a much sought-after leadership characteristic) is predictability.

You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.99: Don't Play One Season Too Many.

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Want to boost your leadership capability? This challenge will start you down the path of improving your leadership confidence and skills—if you're willing to put in the work!

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Previous Episode

What the Best Leaders Do Differently with Scott J. Miller

Episode #254 // We’re approached all the time to interview other thought leaders on this podcast. However, since No Bullsh!t Leadership is predominantly a solo cast, we reluctantly decline 99% of these requests.

But one email popped into our Inbox a few months ago, and we couldn’t resist it: Scott Jeffrey Miller is a speaker, author, and podcaster (sounds familiar, I know!)

What’s different about Scott is that he’s worked for over 25 years with FranklinCovey, the legendary company started by Stephen Covey, which has not one, but three seminal works to draw upon:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The Speed of Trust, and
The 4 Disciplines of Execution (one of my favorites).

Scott has worked with these original thought leaders for decades, and as host of FranklinCovey’s On Leadership podcast, he’s had access to some of the best-known and highest-profile leaders on the planet.

In today’s interview, I drill into Scott’s deep learning, asking him what it’s like to interview the biggest names in business; his experience of writing best-selling books; and what’s in store for the future of leadership.

Check out Scott's new book here!

Connect with Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottjeffreymiller/

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Next Episode

Building a Better Mousetrap: The productivity reality

Episode #255 // Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door!”. This quote, espousing the value of innovation, has been liberally used and abused over the years.

I came across it again recently in an article from McKinsey: Turning Around the Productivity Slowdown... so, what is productivity? And what’s the relationship between productivity and innovation?

In today’s episode, I look at productivity from a number of different angles. What does it mean in the world of macroeconomics? How does productivity impact our standard of living?

On a day-to-day level, what does it mean for your type of industry and organization? Can productivity provide a competitive advantage?

It doesn’t matter what type of organization you’re leading in, improving productivity will reap huge benefits for all your stakeholders... including the people who work for you.

But, getting your head around why you should have a constant focus on productivity improvement can be a little tricky... hopefully this episode will help.

Source Material:

No Bullsh!t Leadership Episode:

Ep.115: Does Innovation Create Value?

Ep.203: Defending Against Disruptive Innovation

McKinsey Global Institute Article:

Turning Around the Productivity Slowdown

Diary of a CEO Episode

Ep.252: Ex-Google Officer Speaks Out On the Dangers of AI

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