{"id":14120,"date":"2018-06-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/post\/all-hands-on-deck-leadership-lessons_chicago\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T14:21:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:21:29","slug":"all-hands-on-deck-leadership-lessons_chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/blog\/all-hands-on-deck-leadership-lessons_chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"All Hands on Deck: Leadership Lessons Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leadership lessons can be found anywhere. Read about what Colleen took out of a messy situation.<\/h2>\n

“We will need all hands on deck.”<\/em><\/p>\n

It was an email from our son\u2019s high school baseball coach. He didn\u2019t communicate with parents often. I promptly clicked it open.<\/p>\n

In the note, he explained the weather forecast for the evening threatened to make the ballpark unplayable for the big playoff game scheduled for\u00a0noon\u00a0the next day. He needed help getting the field ready. \u201dWe have plenty of rakes and shovels. Bring some mops, squeegees and buckets and show up at the field at\u00a08 am\u201d.<\/p>\n

The next morning, a mob of parents showed up. We recognized each other from the stands, but in many cases that was about it. We worked on the fields and through it, we learned each others’ names, laughed together at the enormity of the task, and then marveled at some of the tactics that worked to make the ball field playable. Did you know pillows were good for soaking up water?<\/p>\n

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Four hours later, it was hugely satisfying to our rag-tag band of workers when we heard the umpire yell \u201cLet\u2019s play ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leaders, when you have a challenge that\u2019s time sensitive, requires some ingenuity and lots of hands on deck, don\u2019t hesitate to engage those who have a stake in the game. They will come and be ready for work. Be ready to lead them.<\/p>\n

Engagement Tips for Leaders<\/h2>\n