What Is The Biggest Challenge That You and Other Leaders are Facing Today?

6/7/2016

What is the biggest challenge that you and other leaders are facing today? What can be learned through these experiences and adversities?

I think one of the biggest challenge is finding passionate people. We live in a society with so much data and so much information that people are just becoming so paralyzed. They're not passionate about anything, and they're living in a constant fog-filled state of existence. They don't get anything done. It's amazing, you walk down the street, how many people are staring at their iPhones, or they're talking on the phone. In reality, what is that doing? It's not doing much. You can only check Facebook so much. You can only check your email so much. But, that's what our society has come to; staring at your palm. Your palm doesn't really have all the answers.

I think one of the keys is to get more people engaged and energized. How do you make the work that they're doing more exciting? How do you incent them? But, I don't think the way we do, is like the way it's always been done. I think we're getting closer and closer through time and through technology.

What are your thoughts?

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Ken Lubin

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Robert Gielow

6/9/2016 01:23:09 am

Personally I have come to realize that many companies do not succeed at establishing a vibrant company culture. Although employees may be enthusiastic, active and ambitous those companies lack the structure, processes and recognition systems to fully benefit from the potential of their employees.
Lots of employees blame their direct supervisors, team leads or managers for their dissatisfaction, lack of self-realization or lack of career progression when as a matter of fact it's the company's fault to begin with.
I have left my employers numerous times because effective incentives have not been in place, because colleagues were inactive and promotions were not part of their company culture. As a matter of fact I have always looked up to my managers. I got along with them great and I didn't leave because of them. I left because there was nothing they could do to make the work environment pleasant and rewarding.
I believe that athletes usually have goals that they set out for themselves regardless of the targets or KPIs of a company. So their motivation is intrinsic. Nonetheless, if no one cares for it and you feel like you are just a number in the system, training day in and day out like a hamster in a wheel, the position in the company does not matter at this stage, then your input and efforts tremendously lose value.
So I agree, getting people energized and engaged is fundamental. However, funneling that energy and positive input, making use of it, channeling it in different ways may be even more significant en route to creating a culture and value system that's greater than the sum of its parts.

BLog