Many people are familiar with the expression, Start, Stop, Do Different from personal evaluation processes — those regularly scheduled reviews by our supervisor. Management will often use this outline to give us feedback about our performance.
But I also think it should be used more regularly, both personally and with colleagues.
No leader improves without feedback and personal introspection.
So rather than waiting for a formal review by a supervisors, consider asking your colleagues these questions:
- What should I start doing? What activities or behaviours should I add into my daily activities to provide more leadership to my team?
- What should I stop doing? What behaviours are unproductive or are interfering with my ability to positively influence others?
- What should I do differently? What can I do differently to lead my team to achieve greater success?
Lastly, don’t forget to ask what you should keep doing — what behaviours are working and should you continue to demonstrate? In your effort to improve don’t forget to reinforce the positive attributes and behaviours that are working. So be sure to confirm those as well and make sure they don’t get lost in the quest for improvement. After all growth is about building on top of versus replacing.
My Perspective: Whenever I am asked to speak, at the end of every presentation I ask the question, “Beginning tomorrow, what will you Start, Stop, Do Different, as a result of what you have heard today?”
It might be worthwhile asking yourself and others these questions on a more regular basis if you want to become the leader of your dreams.
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Bill,
I love this! When people realize that they have the power to shape and improve their own destiny at work, that’s when they’ll truly start to succeed. We’ve all witnessed way too many people waiting on the company to improve them. It’s never going to happen. So take matters into your own hands! Great advice!
Mark, you highlighted a great point. We are all responsible for our own growth and development. Companies may create the environment and provide the resources and time to do so — but in the end it is up to us individually.