A while back I received a call from an HR Executive who wanted to hold a Recess for her employees. She wanted to have a little fun celebrating success and strengthening the team.
We had some great emails going back and forth. We talked a couple of times. I developed a plan and sent a proposal.
She then ignored me.
I sent her an email. She responded immediately apologizing and they were really busy finalizing budget. She would look at the calendar this week.
She then ignored me.
I emailed a couple of weeks later. Something about busy, stressed and working on tight deadlines and new initiatives.
My response: “Exactly why you need these few hours for Recess….and right now. It will get your team engaged, productive and through this stressful period.”
Her response: ”I promise I will get to it this week. (What’s there to get to?) Let me talk to CEO and get it on the calendar since I want him there.”
AHA!!! So she is not the decision maker!
Two more weeks passed and that is when I packed up one of those Decision Kits pictured above and mailed it to her with a note “Perhaps this will help you pick a date?”
She responded with a “that was very clever” and how she ran into the CEO’s office when it arrived; and another promise to talk to the CEO about picking a date. I decided to remove her from the situation.
I’m now talking with the CEO. She is clearly not the decision maker.
I find it sad that people are given leadership roles yet still need the approval for every decision they make – or are afraid to just make a decision. It’s killing business. It’s killing the economy. It’s killing your workforce.
Does your organization suffer from not being able to make decisions. Perhaps you need The DECISION KIT! Or maybe it is time for a Recess?
