If you want to make real and lasting change in your work environment, you have to start from a place of clarity about your actual situation. You have to understand where you are at relative to your company’s mission and what things are in your control to change for better outcomes.
This week, author and speaker David Burkus shares ideas for finding what your team will fight for, and understanding the stakes that show why that fight is necessary.
“There is a bad future that will happen and a good future that will happen, and we’re actually in control of that based on how seriously we take it,” Burkus says.
Oftentimes, companies talk about the idea of purpose, instead of a fight. While purpose focuses on something positive that teams can work together to create, a fight demonstrates the stakes and gives teams the challenge they need for bonding and motivation.
It’s a rallying cry, he says, that brings together every member of the group in service of something greater.
What You’ll Learn:- Find something for your team to rally around
- Move from accepting a purpose to understanding the stakes
- Choose to change
- Find the connections that lead to opportunity
- Start from a place of clarity
Order David's new audiobook, Pick a Fight, here.
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