{"id":192,"date":"2013-01-18T14:32:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T14:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strategyexecutioninstitute.com\/?p=192"},"modified":"2013-01-27T17:59:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-27T17:59:50","slug":"26-can-your-leaders-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strategyexecutioninstitute.com\/?p=192","title":{"rendered":"#26 Can your leaders “connect?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let us continue to work on the list of leaders<\/a> you have. Note that everyone is a leader, they just fall into one of two buckets. You may be tempted to have more than two buckets and to stack rank within a bucket. If you can’t restrain yourself, go ahead, but that is not necessary.<\/p>\n

There are two kinds of “connections” your leaders need to make:<\/p>\n

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Connect the dots: They need to see patterns in random events, see cause and effect relationships, extrapolate, work backwards from the end in mind, and process the big and<\/em> the small pictures. In essence, this refers to their ability to solve problems.<\/li>\n

Connect with people: A typical workplace will have multiple personalities, some warm and fuzzy, others prickly and abrasive. Add to that unpredictable behaviors and mood swings, and now you have a volatile cocktail. Your leaders need to work smoothly and easily with a wide variety of personalities, be productive and<\/em> make their co-workers productive as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Without judgment, gather evidence to score your leaders on these two criteria. Set your opinion aside as you do this.<\/p>\n
Based on your new insights, move your leaders from one list to the other if necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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