Tag: Relentless

Learnings

You’d rather have someone’s respect than someone’s friendship

Chris Labs

Working toward your goals, you will get people upset. You might sincerely care about how someone is doing, but you won’t pick up the phone and call them to find out. You don’t have time for chit-chat or lunch or anything that distracts you from your single-minded focus. You won’t be good at nurturing relationships, but remember: You’d rather have someone’s respect than their friendship. 4h28mins, Relentless, Tim S. Grover Continue reading You’d rather have someone’s respect than someone’s friendship

Learnings

Identify people strenghts and put them in a system that exploits those strenghts

Chris Labs

You have to remember, not everyone can do everything. It’s not a matter of them trying more or working harder. They really just can’t do it. You have to look at your employees, or your teammates, and know what they can do, not what they can’t. As a leader, your job is to recognize people’s talent and put them in situations where they could use those talents. Work with the strenghts of the person and don’t make them face situations to expose their weaknesses. 3h19mins, Relentless, Tim S. Grover Continue reading Identify people strenghts and put them in a system that exploits those strenghts