Pre-Job Brief Mastery

#14 Leaders Are Made

"Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.” Vince Lombardi

I use a very simple definition of leadership. In my mind, a leader is someone who influences people. That’s it. It’s that simple. And what that means is that…

YOU ARE A LEADER.

Whether you want to or not, you are influencing the people you work with. The only question is what kind of influence do you want to have? What kind of leader do you want to be?

For the past couple months, we’ve focused on increasing the amount of interaction you are having with your coworkers during the pre-job brief. The pre-job brief isn’t about you knowing everything and pointing out all the problems. It’s not a presentation or a speech to the troops. The pre-job brief is a conversation. Together you make a plan. Together you identify hazards. Together you decide what to do if certain things happen.

This is important, because it’s the engagement that activates the prefrontal cortex, and your prefrontal cortex is one of the most powerful safety tools you have. Unfortunately, you are much less likely to use it the more familiar you are with a task, a place, or person.

During the Part 2 training, we spent a lot of time talking about questions, because a well asked question can only be answered by the pre-frontal cortex. I recorded a video on complacency and tips for asking better questions.

And I collected all the questions that came up during our training sessions. You can find that here: https://habitmasteryconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Liberty-Utilities-Favorite-Questions.pdf

Creating this new habit of asking questions and engaging with your coworkers during the pre-job brief may not be easy. In fact, it may even be hard. That’s ok. You’re used to hard work. It’s what you do best. As you pursue this goal, let’s remember this other quote by Vince Lombardi…

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

Keep up the good work on catching an excellent pre-job brief.

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