Episode 65: The Battle of Gettysburg and Empowering Employees
05/01/23 • 20 min
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk about the Battle of Gettysburg and the power of letting your front line workers think for themselves.
At the Battle of Gettysburg, Col. Joshua Chamberlain held the last line of defense against the Confederates before Washington DC by considering the intent of his orders rather than following the direct wording. By empowering your frontline workers to think for themselves, your business will see much better results.
Companies such as Toyota and Wholefoods have enabled their employees to make decisions in the best interest of the business. Allowing workers to make important decisions causes the wellbeing of the business to be everyone’s responsibility, which builds a cooperative workplace and ultimately makes your employees feel valued.
In this episode:
- What the Battle of Gettysburg teaches us about empowering your workforce
- Why it is important for your workers to understand the intent of instructions
- How to empower your frontline employees to do the right thing
- Why your front line workers are best placed to spot serious problems
- How to run meetings to get the best out of your employees
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Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk about the Battle of Gettysburg and the power of letting your front line workers think for themselves.
At the Battle of Gettysburg, Col. Joshua Chamberlain held the last line of defense against the Confederates before Washington DC by considering the intent of his orders rather than following the direct wording. By empowering your frontline workers to think for themselves, your business will see much better results.
Companies such as Toyota and Wholefoods have enabled their employees to make decisions in the best interest of the business. Allowing workers to make important decisions causes the wellbeing of the business to be everyone’s responsibility, which builds a cooperative workplace and ultimately makes your employees feel valued.
In this episode:
- What the Battle of Gettysburg teaches us about empowering your workforce
- Why it is important for your workers to understand the intent of instructions
- How to empower your frontline employees to do the right thing
- Why your front line workers are best placed to spot serious problems
- How to run meetings to get the best out of your employees
Sign up to the Red Team Thinking Community - Use the coupon code THINKINGLEADER for a free 30-day trial: https://community.redteamthinking.com/checkout/general-membership
Want to find out if you’re a Red Team Thinker? Click here to take a free assessment and get your personalized report: https://www.redteamthinking.com/rttassessment
Visit our website: https://redteamthinking.com
Watch this episode on YouTube: www.red-team.tv
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redteamthinking/
Connect with Bryce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brycehoffman/
Connect with Marcus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusdimbleby/
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
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Episode 64: Why We Hate Satisficing
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk about satisficing and how it damages businesses.
Satisficing is the act of being satisfied with the first sufficient solution to a problem. Being satisficed with the first solution is rarely the best solution and often deals with the symptoms of an issue rather than the root cause.
They discuss the dangers of always being busy and why being a brilliant firefighter doesn’t result in a brilliant business. The idea that modern workers always need to be busy means decision makers don’t have time to consider all their options. Having time to consider your options and tackle problems correctly leads to a healthier and more successful business in the long-term.
In this episode:
- What is satisficing
- How satisficing can be the difference between a failing company and a successful one
- Why being brilliant at fighting fires isn’t a brilliant sign for your business
- The value of not being busy
Sign up to the Red Team Thinking Community - Use the coupon code THINKINGLEADER for a free 30-day trial: https://community.redteamthinking.com/checkout/general-membership
Want to find out if you’re a Red Team Thinker? Click here to take a free assessment and get your personalized report: https://www.redteamthinking.com/rttassessment
Visit our website: https://redteamthinking.com
Watch this episode on YouTube: www.red-team.tv
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redteamthinking/
Connect with Bryce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brycehoffman/
Connect with Marcus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusdimbleby/
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
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Episode 66: Turning Ideas Into Actions
In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman is interviewed by Brian Hatalla about capturing ideas and turning them into actions.
Bryce covers his journey from journalism to Red Team Thinking, and how he started his first business almost by accident. This all came from the lessons he learned from writing his first book, and companies desire to implement those lessons.
Brian highlights that it is easy to come up with ideas, but it is very difficult to capture and implement those ideas. Bryce shares helpful insights from globally renowned leaders on actioning ideas to run successful businesses, and the pair discuss the importance of failure.
In this episode:
- Why it is important to capture your ideas immediately
- What Bryce has learned about the secret to success in business
- How to approach complex problems
- Why successful entrepreneurs are happy to make mistakes
Sign up to the Red Team Thinking Community - Use the coupon code THINKINGLEADER for a free 30-day trial: https://community.redteamthinking.com/checkout/general-membership
Want to find out if you’re a Red Team Thinker? Click here to take a free assessment and get your personalized report: https://www.redteamthinking.com/rttassessment
Visit our website: https://redteamthinking.com
Watch this episode on YouTube: www.red-team.tv
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redteamthinking/
Connect with Bryce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brycehoffman/
Connect with Marcus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusdimbleby/
Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!
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