In an old and wonderful Aesop fairy tale, the only thing that stood between a house full of mice and their complete happiness was the cat. The mice got together one evening and came up with various plans to deal with the danger of the cat. They all voted on one brilliant idea; they would hang a bell around the cat’s neck. Then wherever it went, the bell would warn them of danger if it got closer. All of the mice jumped and clapped at the idea. The only problem was getting volunteers to hang the bell around the cat’s neck!
Leadership Accountability
Lack of accountability can be a big obstacle on teams. On many teams only the leader holds team members accountable. But on high performing teams, the team members hold each other accountable. When team members are focused on the results together, they are more likely to hold one another accountable. This is very common on sports team.
An amazing thing has been happening with my 12 year old son lately. He is kicking the guts out of footballs with great accuracy, and I don’t even have to push him! Let me give you a little bit of background.
Yesterday I posted the following riddle: 6 frogs are sitting on a lily pad. 1 frog decides to jump off.How many frogs are left? Most would say the answer is 5. But look closely, the answer is 6. Why? Because one only decided to jump off. There are two leadership parallels I would like to […] Read more
Here's a leadership riddle, can you figure it out? 6 frogs are sitting on a lily pad. 1 frog decides to jump off.How many frogs are left? Go ahead, what is the answer? Please comment. Tomorrow I will expand on what it means in a leadership context. Mike Rogerswww.teamworkandleadership.comwww.secondg.net […] Read more
