One of the historic TOP 10 Employee Expectations is to have leaders and managers follow a professional style of being Dedicated & Balanced no matter the challenge.  And I can say as a career-long student of the principles of being a great leader…in almost every writing I have found the terms Dedicated & Balanced used regularly in a variety of progressive ways!

So for this Triple III message lets begin by thinking about the term Dedicated.  At first glance, issues that come to mind include being Dedicated to the:  company, making a profit, employees, customers…and of course the “cause” driving your organization.  But doesn’t EXAMPLE-SETTING, ACCESSIBLE, MOTIVATIONAL, CALCULATED RISK-TAKER and FUTURE-THINKER have a “fit” with being Dedicated?? Or should each have their own section to discuss and assess?

Next what about the main elements of being professionally Balanced.  Does it mean focusing too much on one area and giving a different area only a little leadership effort?  Or are we talking about interaction time with co-workers, partners in business, fiscal record-keepers, the general public or selective friends/colleagues?  Or is Balance more about money and how it is used within a group versus a specific product area?

The intent of this TRIPLE III TIME message topic:  Dedicated & Balanced is to encourage everyone to explore to multiple LEADERSHIP quality points contained in these special terms.  As you consider your own status regarding being Dedicated…realize that showing up early and sometimes staying late at the job is only a small part of the measurement.  Then as you assess your skill at being Balanced on the job…understand that time management is only one section of it’s total value.

Take a little extra time on this III message and hopefully progressive understandability will be your reward.