#335: Don't bring an "Engineering mindset" to your team.
About this episode
Ben Brearley discusses the importance of a scientist's mindset in leadership over an engineering mindset when addressing people problems.
Many leaders approach people problems as if there must be a perfect technical solution. In this episode, Ben explains why leadership is rarely that simple and why a scientist's mindset of testing, learning and adapting is often more effective than trying to engineer the perfect answer. Key Takeaways People problems don't have perfect equations or technical solutions. Leadership requires experimentation, observation and learning. Creating better conditions for people is more useful than trying to fix them. Quote "We don't need to fix people, we need to create conditions where they're likely to do better work for us." Resources Work with Ben: Leadership coaching.
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- #331: Are you walking on eggshells in your team?
- #330: Maintaining personality and values balance in a team.
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