The Chadock Group, LLC

Set the Standard.

Set clear expectations.

Quit wondering if things are landing with your team at meetings and change the way you conduct them.

Eighty two percent of leaders feel they don’t have the time to build consistency and accountability.

One in three leaders feel they are the only one holding the team together. Folks, that is thirty three percent.

Since I know you are data guided if not data driven, these are terrible numbers. Not something you want to highlight as an accomplishment.

A director was recently explaining to me how they are not being productive as a team. I asked about clarity of expectations. They said yes, we discussed in January what we wanted to accomplish. I asked about the time since then. Nothing.

I asked about meetings. They said, “Well, when people need something they drop in my office and we talk.” So nothing formal. Nothing structured. Nothing productive.

For team meetings, they meet once a week for thirty minutes and have a quick update. Yet no discussion on budget, events, projects, or anything that actually moves the operation forward.

And here is the pattern I see everywhere: leaders think they communicated once, but nothing has been reinforced since.

If we are not setting a standard, discussing clear expectations, and hosting meaningful communication, how are we supposed to progress? How do we host accountability?

If we are not communicating with the team, we will feel like we are carrying all the weight. If we are always doing the work and putting out fires, we will feel like we don’t have time to build consistency and accountability.

This is exactly why systems matter. Without them, leaders feel like they are carrying the entire operation on their back.

After further conversation this director admitted, “We are not strong in these areas and we need to adjust.”

My instant direction was simple:

1. Make meetings meaningful with clear agendas
2. Schedule a weekly team meeting
3. Schedule individual meetings
4. Host project or event meetings as needed
5. Discuss objectives in every meeting

Having clarity in operation, communication, and objectives naturally brings accountability to life. Now we need to set clear deadlines.

Building the systems to manage operations and projects gives staff comfortable boundaries to work in and allows you to take things off your plate.

Delegation is your friend. It is how staff build themselves professionally while also owning their area. This further develops organizational accountability.

And here is the emotional cost when leaders do not set the standard:

• You feel alone
• You feel frustrated
• You feel resentful
• You feel overwhelmed
• You feel like you are failing even when you are giving everything

Nobody wants chaos, especially in the summer. Do not burn, use sunblock. Do not burnout, use your team.

After a couple conversations and some simple implementation steps, that team is doing much better and hosting meaningful meetings while making real progress.

Defined expectations, clarity, and the standard are just a call away. Let me know how I can help your team burn up the summer and not burnout.