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Latest insightSeptember 7, 20261 min read

You Are Probably Wrong About What They Are Working On

You have an idea of how much the people you work with are getting done. You might be wrong about it. A study from August tested this. Two groups did the same amount of work. The people in the office thought the ones working from home were doing less, so they did less themselves. Everyone did the same amount of work and the team still produced less. If you think someone is not doing much, you send them less, and you start doing their work yourself. Here is how to check. It takes about twenty minutes. Ask them what they think you are working on Then tell them what you actually worked on last week. Do it in reverse too. Ask what they worked on and where they got stuck. Listen for specifics A real answer names a thing. A project, a decision, a problem that took them three days. A vague answer means you do not really know what they are doing. Work on something together Not another call or check-in. Pick one real problem and work on it together for an hour. Working on the same problem is what builds the relationship. Meetings about the work do not do much. Expect it to cost you When an experienced person works closely with a newer one, the newer person gets better quickly and the experienced one gets less of their own work done. That experienced person is you. Give it an hour, not a day, and do it anyway. You do not need an offsite or a culture plan. You need to find out if you are right about each other. For more perspective on this topic, listen to Ascending to Educate with Todd Lancaster (Vistage Chair, Former School Superintendent & Retired Special Operations Pilot).

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