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Lost in the Jungle: 5 Questions to Ask Before Launching Your Team
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In this episode I'll share a story about how we nearly launched a search and rescue team into a trackless wilderness to recover a pilot who had crashed into the jungle. From that story, we can extract five key questions that leaders should have answers to before launching their own teams on any new mission.
Notes and Resources:
- Prefer to read? Here’s the full post: Lost in the Jungle
- Five keys to an inspiring vision statement
- How to turn that good idea into a SMART goal
Quotable:
“If your team can’t easily repeat the vision statement from memory, it isn’t a very good vision statement. – Ken Downer
“A sense of autonomy is empowering; having to play ‘mother may I?’ every step of the way is debilitating. Leaders empower.” – Ken Downer
Related posts:
Who’s in Your Canoe? 5 Things to Consider When Building a New Team Leading When Things Go Wrong: Playing Soccer on the Ice
Courage to Lead: Re-looking the Role of Courage in Leadership
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Thanks for listening, and Lead On!
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Alert the Rescue Team (00:00:43)
3. 5 Questions to Ask (00:04:12)
4. The Takeaway (00:06:41)
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