Tag: Managing people

Learnings

I don’t criticize, I believe in giving a person incentive to work instead.

Chris Labs

This is from a man who earned over a million dollar a year when someone earning fifty dollars a week was considered well off. “I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people,” sais Schwab, “the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone.[…] So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault.” -Charles Schwab *Charles Schwab was one of the first people in … Continue reading I don’t criticize, I believe in giving a person incentive to work instead.

Favorite, Learnings

How to react to someone making a mistake…

Chris Labs

Bob Hoover, a famous test pilot and frequent performer at air shows, was returning to his home in Los Angeles from an air show in San Diego. As described in the magazine Flight Operations, at three hundred feet in the air, both engines sunddely stopped. By deft maneuvering he managed to land the plane, but it was badly damaged although nobody was hurt. Hoover’s first act after the emergency landing was to inspect the airplane’s fuel. Just as he suspected, the Word War II propeller plane he had been flying had been fueled with jet fuel rather than gasoline. You … Continue reading How to react to someone making a mistake…

Favorite, Happiness

To be a great leader, to have a magnetic field around you, do this:

Chris Labs

What’s the most intoxicating, desirable thing when you meet somebody? A sense of peace Someone who’s truly happy. They are truly happy at rest, when nothing is going on. You just want to be around that person and be like that person. Ex: Shaan’s trainer trained them for 7 hours in a row. He was exhausted after training everyone but even after that HUGE effort. He was packing his stuff and whistling with a big smile on his face. “It’s party time”, he said. You know how I am at the end of a work day? When I feel like … Continue reading To be a great leader, to have a magnetic field around you, do this:

Hiring

When you bring someone new on the team

Chris Labs

Do a dream exercise with them. Go to a conference room and ask the following: “Who are you” “Who are you trying to be by the time you’re done here” This job is like getting into a car. It’s going on a roadtrip. You’re gonna a bunch of other people in the car with you, we’re cool, it’s gonna be a fun hang, the music is good, the vibe is nice. Ok we’re trying to get to some destination, and your job is not to be focused on the car, making the car as great as it can be. Recognize … Continue reading When you bring someone new on the team