good enough isn’t your studio needs better leaders keith fuller
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GOODENOUGHISN’T
Keith Fuller
?
Make wildly inflammatory
statement
Didentire audience
huffily stormout?
Leave early for dinner with
wife!
Finish the talk. You did your
best.
Yes!
No
So?
How do YOU
know?
You’re full of crap and I’m leaving
You may be right
We’re not
perfect. WIP
Disagree, but I’m
listening
Spectrum of Responses
COMMON MISTAKES
COMMON MISTAKES
1. Promoting them
Common Mistakes in Creating Leaders
Programming skills
Leadership skills
Select leaders based on these
Not these
Common Mistakes in Creating Leaders
1. Promoting them2. Default career path = leadership3. Assuming all leaders know what they’re doing4. Leaders require no accountability5. Leaders require less feedback6. No exit strategy for a bad leader
MISCONCEPTIONS
Misconceptions about the Need for Excellence in Leadership
1. Ours are good enough
DunningKrugereffect
Misconceptions about the Need for Excellence in Leadership
1. Ours are good enough2. Experienced leaders are good leaders3. Past success = No need for improvement
Misconceptions about the Need for Excellence in Leadership
1. Ours are good enough2. Experienced leaders are good leaders3. Past success = No need for improvement4. Neither time nor money for training
Misconceptions about the Need for Excellence in Leadership
1. Ours are good enough2. Experienced leaders are good leaders3. Past success = No need for improvement4. Neither time nor money for training
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT
What Can You Do About It?
1. Objectively assess employee engagement
What Can You Do About It?
1. Objectively assess employee engagement2. Accept your responsibility as leaders3. Make the time
What Can You Do About It?
1. Objectively assess employee engagement2. Accept your responsibility as leaders3. Make the time4. Mentor and teach internally5. Hire a coach6. Examine employee retention trends7. Be active, not passive8. Be explicit9. Company values
THANK YOU
• Resources– Gallup
Study of Employee Engagement and Business Outcomes by Harter, Schmidt, & Hayes
– First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman
– Dunning-Kruger white paper by David Dunning & Justin Kruger– Think Like a Startup by Josh Nilson
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