Every year at our Live2Lead event, I visit the various organizations in attendance and hear this: "Our boss should have been here,” ...
"Our boss needed to see this," ...
"Our boss would have loved it.” So where was the boss? Most of them don’t attend trainings of any kind, and I’ve heard all kinds of reasons for that. I’ll list a few as you read further.
We do get senior leaders at our event, but far too many are no-shows and I think they’re missing a huge opportunity. This column is written specifically for them. If you’re not the lead person in your organization, you can help the team by tearing out this page and giving it to them.
Go ahead, you can do it, it’s perfectly legal. The role of the top boss Whether that title is CEO, director, commanding officer, or business owner, the responsibility goes beyond mere optimization of resources and personnel. It includes building a strong organizational culture, effective communication and strategic vision.
How on Earth can you promote vision, communication and a strong culture when you’re not with your team when big ideas are being discussed at an event that’s all about leadership and forward thinking? But ...
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Here are the three main excuses I’ve heard for the boss not attending. Key bonus 1: The beauty of observation I suggest that you hand off the duty of leading the table discussions to someone else who can keep things moving. That frees you up to be a participant, and to watch and listen.
