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Stop Complaining About What You Permit

Modern Servant Leader

Dear Mr. Whiner , Please, stop complaining about what you permit. I don’t appreciate you stopping by my office every day, disrupting my work and meetings to complain about that which you are not willing to work on yourself. If you are interested in discussing solutions and influencing positive change though, I am all ears. Your Complaints. Your complaints are often about people – especially leadership – and how they “just don’t understand” However, have you tr

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External Hires May Highlight a People Development Failure

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I’ve hired externally many times in my career. In some instances, it was necessary due to excessive growth or the entry-level nature of a role. In other cases, it was because I failed to develop internal team members. When External Hires are Required. When I was at an educational institution , we had to grow very rapidly. The IT organization was already understaffed and the company’s growth predictions were to double within the year.