Good enough isn’t your studio needs better leaders keith fuller

GOODENOUGHISN’T

Keith Fuller

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Make wildly inflammatory

statement

Didentire audience

huffily stormout?

Leave early for dinner with

wife!

Finish the talk. You did your

best.

Yes!

No

So?

How do YOU

know?

You’re full of crap and I’m leaving

You may be right

We’re not

perfect. WIP

Disagree, but I’m

listening

Spectrum of Responses

COMMON MISTAKES

COMMON MISTAKES

1. Promoting them

Common Mistakes in Creating Leaders

Programming skills

Leadership skills

Select leaders based on these

Not these

Common Mistakes in Creating Leaders

1. Promoting them2. Default career path = leadership3. Assuming all leaders know what they’re doing4. Leaders require no accountability5. Leaders require less feedback6. No exit strategy for a bad leader

MISCONCEPTIONS

Misconceptions about the Need for Excellence in Leadership

1. Ours are good enough

DunningKrugereffect

Misconceptions about the Need for Excellence in Leadership

1. Ours are good enough2. Experienced leaders are good leaders3. Past success = No need for improvement

Misconceptions about the Need for Excellence in Leadership

1. Ours are good enough2. Experienced leaders are good leaders3. Past success = No need for improvement4. Neither time nor money for training

Misconceptions about the Need for Excellence in Leadership

1. Ours are good enough2. Experienced leaders are good leaders3. Past success = No need for improvement4. Neither time nor money for training

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT

What Can You Do About It?

1. Objectively assess employee engagement

What Can You Do About It?

1. Objectively assess employee engagement2. Accept your responsibility as leaders3. Make the time

What Can You Do About It?

1. Objectively assess employee engagement2. Accept your responsibility as leaders3. Make the time4. Mentor and teach internally5. Hire a coach6. Examine employee retention trends7. Be active, not passive8. Be explicit9. Company values

THANK YOU

• Resources– Gallup

Study of Employee Engagement and Business Outcomes by Harter, Schmidt, & Hayes

– First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman

– Dunning-Kruger white paper by David Dunning & Justin Kruger– Think Like a Startup by Josh Nilson

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