Clock this and realign your team

I am writing this under the sound of a loudly ticking clock in my mum's house. There is a clock in every room. Ticking. Tocking. Chiming. Flashing. Glowing.

Interestingly, none of them seems to be set to the same time.

When you say, "I better go if I want to get there by six o'clock", she says, "Oh, that clock is 5/10/20 minutes fast/slow".

At home, she holds the key to time.

My suggestion to reset the clocks, so they are accurate quite literally falls on deaf ears.

As leaders, we have our own set of clocks to manage. Some run fast, some a little slow. This one needs winding more frequently. While this one is plugged into the mains and only needs minimal attention unless there is a breakdown in supply.

Keeping things ticking along means we may need to give different attention to each team member, but we do this to keep everyone aligned. That way we all know we are set for the same purpose and can rely on each other.

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