Now for an incredibly annoying reality for any leader looking to build calm.
Do you want to inspire a team? Then you have to repeat yourself.
As Jim Collins likes to say, “The signature of a pedestrian company is persistent inconsistency.”
That means your people are looking for signs that your team is all aligned.
If you say one thing, but someone else on your team, says the opposite…
You’ll have a team so confused you’ll spin them straight into paralysis.
So get everyone clear and working off the same playbook.
The way to make a Believer is by being a Repeater.
It’s annoying for any leader to repeat themselves over and over again as you think you are over communicating—but consistency is what your team craves.
Furthermore…
It’s annoying for any leader to repeat themselves over and over again as you think you are over communicating—but consistency is what your team craves.