Transforming Leadership: A Summary of ‘Never Lead Alone’ – Empowering Bosses to Become Coaches and Build Self-Sustaining Super Teams

In today's world of work that is full of turbulence or VUCA World, being a skilled leader alone may no longer be the answer to success. Especially when we enter the Hybrid Work era and AI comes into play. Top-Down work model where the boss gives orders and subordinates follow. Dying slowly

An important question that people working at management level must ask themselves today is: You are leading a team Or are you carrying a team?

today Thumbsup Pick up a very interesting book and trace the way of thinking. Never Lead Alone of Keith Ferrazzi Founder of Ferrazzi Greenlight and global relationship management guru. This book doesn't tell you to stop being the boss. Instead, it tells you to shift from being a commander to being a team builder where everyone can be a leader in their own work.

The content in this book is packed with insights that will transform employees into co-creators. Let's see what strategies Keith Ferrazzi has that will help you not be tired alone anymore.

Teamship is when everyone works together to raise the level.

We have long been indoctrinated that the success of an organization depends on The best leader Keith Ferrazzi has noticed cracks in this idea since his time at Harvard Business School, and when he began working at a corporate giant like Deloitte, he discovered that true power doesn't come from orders from above. But from what he called Teamship

At the heart of Teamship is the idea of Co-elevation Or how team members work together to lift each other up. It is a covenant in which everyone agrees to pursue the same mission. And the important thing is that we will check and help each other without waiting for the boss to come and call us.

Ferrazzi points to a blind spot in older measurement systems, like Gallup's Q12 in the 2000s, that tended to focus only on individual engagement. But forget to look at the overall picture of team interactions. The fact that people on the team are so considerate that they don't dare tell the truth Or avoiding conflict is the silent killer that kills both the team's integrity and shareholder value.

Co-elevation saves leaders' time by up to 30% because when teams talk to each other, Solve problems among yourself and honest with each other Work can move forward without having to wait for a bottleneck from the boss alone.

Create a social contract and stop having meetings over and over again.

Have you ever encountered this event? Everyone in the meeting room nodded in agreement. But as soon as the meeting ended Gather together in front of the bathroom or chat in private to complain about what just happened. or criticize ideas that just now were not brave enough to talk about

Ferrazzi calls this Meeting after the meeting And it is a danger signal that says Social Contract Or is the social contract on your team crumbling? The main reason is fear. Afraid to offend co-workers, afraid of looking bad, or just feeling like nothing will change if you say it.

To break down this wall and create a culture of sincerity, the book recommends 6 techniques that you can put into practice right away:

1. The Power of Three: Don't throw problems into the middle of the big circle. Divide people into small groups of 3 to discuss hot topics. Then come back and report the results. People tend to speak more when they are in a small group. (Research says it can increase self-expression by up to 85%)
2. Stress Testing: Stop reporting only good news. Have everyone create a one-page slide summarizing what the team is struggling with. Then help brainstorm solutions.
3. Candor Break: Pause the meeting periodically and ask directly: Is there anything we haven't talked about?
4. Outlier Meetings: Separate chronic problems and hold separate meetings. and won't let go until it's fixed.
5. Yoda in the Room: Appoint someone on the team to be Yoda You have the right to temporarily stop the meeting or use Safe Word when you feel that there is an important matter being overlooked or the atmosphere is becoming unsafe.
6. Hiring Candor: Starting from the job interview Tell applicants that this team needs people who dare to tell the truth.

Hire a star and have to create a galaxy for him.

The transition from leader-led to team co-elevation requires trust, which Ferrazzi breaks down into three levels.

1. Professional Trust: Trust each other in work
2. Structural Trust: Respect your role Even though opinions are different
3. Personal Trust: Trust at the personal level… This one is the most difficult to create in the Hybrid era.

In the past, we may have been able to build personal trust simply through meeting in the office. But now we must deliberately create it An interesting technique is

• Intimacy Dinners: The host arranges the dinner. Maybe once a quarter. So that the team can share their personal lives It's not just about work.
• Sweet and Sour: Open the meeting with the first 5 minutes for everyone to share good things and bad things in their lives at this time to create empathy within the team.
• PPC (Personal Professional Check-ins): Let's really ask each other: How is your life these days? It's not polite to ask.

Remember that Strong criticism can be good medicine if it comes from someone you know truly wants your best.

Have fewer meetings More work completed

Gone are the days of dragging everyone into Zoom to update work line by line. Ferrazzi offers an idea. Asynchronous Collaboration or working together asynchronously Use technology to your advantage such as Shared Docs, Project Management Tool.

• Calendar Bankruptcy: Try clearing out the cluttered meeting schedule. Then see which ones are really necessary.
• AI as a Teammate: Use AI to help with admin work or use it to create personas to stress-test marketing ideas. Instead of having to wait for every brainstorming meeting

Doing this doesn't just save time. But open space for introverts to have time to organize their thoughts and present ideas through letters. These are often brilliant ideas that get overlooked in live meetings.

power of vision

Did you know that over 50% of employees resign because they feel that No one saw the head. Working without praise is like a car without lubrication.

Leaders must stop thinking that doing good work is a duty that does not require praise. Try using techniques. Seeding Appreciation That is, secretly going to compliment his subordinates to his friends. to his parents (yes, to that extent) or Gratitude Circle End the meeting by thanking your co-worker for a minute or two.

Thumbsup Consider that from all the contents of Never Lead Alone We see a clear picture of that. The most important skill of today's marketers or workers. It's not just about hard skills or using cutting-edge MarTech tools. People Skills in a new way

Changing from me to being alone Being us together is not a beautiful world. But it is a matter of business survival. In a day when the economy fluctuates and new competitors arise every second. You will never be able to know everything and make the right decisions alone.

Creation Teamship Therefore, it is not about reducing the power of leaders. But it is the distribution of responsibility. For you as a leader Take time to focus on big Vision and Strategy instead of having to sit through complicated tasks.

Start small today. Ask your team at your next meeting: What should we say? But we haven't talked yet? Believe me, The answer could be a turning point for your team.

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