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A CULTURE OF MEDIOCRITY - #335

Dear Reader,

Mediocrity is an art that many have mastered without even realizing.

Lousy leadership behaviors create a negative, long-term impact on employees.

Mediocrity often spreads like wildfire.

But the signs of a mediocre culture are easy to detect early on.

By failing to act, leaders promote practices such as groupthink, blame, mistake intolerance, and brilliant jerks.

Embrace greatness; mediocrity is already taken.

Stay fearless, my friend.

Gustavo


My two Cents

My latest article -> How to Build a Culture of Mediocrity (but please don't).

From my archive -> The Most Disturbing Mistakes Leaders Make When Promoting People.

ONE QUESTION TO ASK YOUR TEAM

How are we (consciously or not) rewarding mediocrity in our team?

ONE THING FOR YOU TO TRY THIS WEEK

Name someone to play the devil's advocate during a brainstorming session, to prevent groupthink from taking over when selecting ideas.


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