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Part 2: Know What Makes Each Team Member Tick
Below is an excerpt from an interview with Deb Boelkes by Tyler Gallagher, CEO and Founder of Regal Assets, featured in Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global. This is the second installment in a 5-part series.
What is the second thing that managers and executives should be doing to improve their company work culture?
One of the most important responsibilities a manager has, yet few seem to do, is to help each team member be the best they can be at whatever it is they love and want to do.
I can’t begin to count the number of times a senior executive has enrolled a “high potential” employee in my firm’s leadership development program, telling us the individual seems to have tremendous potential but, for whatever reason, is not living up to that potential. “I hope you can fix them,” the executive will say.
When I ask, “what is it you want us to fix?” they usually can’t quite define it. It’s up to us to figure it out.