Checking Up
What are you doing today? Where will you be? Who are you seeing? Why are you seeing them? Where is your weakly report? Who? What? Why? How? When?
From experience I know that when you work in a company, particularly a bigger, more established one, these are quite typical questions that flow from the manager to the employee. Not much trust, empowerment or engagement in evidence there eh?
Checking In
Hello, how are you? Can I do anything to help? If you are around this week perhaps we could grab lunch one day?
Ahhh, that’s better. Can you spot the difference? Try helping someone to have a great week by checking in on them.
Exactly so.
It’s not what you do, but the way that you do it.
You are leading when you are connecting and inspiring, making people feel confident, reinforcing their faith in themselves, their purpose and the people around them.
They don’t need telling or checking, just inviting and enjoying.
Splendid! Thank you.