THOUGHTS ON
Why?
BY CHUCK MORRIS
Simon Sinek, a leadership guru,
in your office deal with low morale
hand. Sometimes it’s not easy to
professor,
once
on a regular basis? Why? Do you
do but the concept is important!
said, “It’s what you can’t see that
understand the atmosphere within
Ask why and source the data on
matters.” Think about that for a
the departments you manage? If
how you do things. Research why
minute. It’s what you can’t see
you do not, I suggest this may be
you do the things you do and place
that matters. That brief comment
an important factor that is being
the data where you can see it,
can (and should) open dozens of
overlooked.
respond to it, grow with it. Are you
and
author,
thoughts in your mind! Look at the
I have been doing this type of
gaining better intelligence so you
operation that you oversee. Ask
work for a very long time and being
can better understand how you
the question of yourself, WHY?
human, I have noted awkwardness,
carry out the work and succeed at
Why are you doing something
silence, non-committal responses,
the same time? Are you allowing
the way you do it? What are you
rudeness, and a few other things. It
others to succeed as well? Asking
missing? Be brave here! We are all
taught me to look inward. It taught
human and once in a while you will
me to begin asking myself why.
miss something.
What have I been missing?
To
understand
of
I learned I needed to ask ‘WHY’
how you manage, is as important
and if need be, change how I did
as
nuances
some of the things I had been
of your leadership. Are you an
doing. So, the imperative would be
autocratic manager of people?
to ask questions and involve staff.
Because of your actions do you
Give them some comfort while
deal with low morale or have staff
gaining adherence to the job at
understanding
the
WHY
the
that question will reveal a lot about you, and about how you deal with difficulties. Sometimes it may be best to sit back and think of your growth and your history while yo u worked to become a leader. Go over any number of stories that affected you as a child. How did these affect you as you developed into a manager and leader? Asking WHY when contemplating that question will give you a trove of answers. Whatever you have for that historic story or event does indeed influence you as you grow. It will also influence those who report to you! Give
some
thought
to
the
question of why. This is a great exercise
and
can
help
you
strategize as you develop your sense around why, and what it could do for developing your style and legacy. ‘Why‘ questions are the types of questions that force one to step back and think more analytically. — Chris Van Natto of Mentor Works n
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Ops Talk • Spring 2022
