About two weeks into the shutdown, I was having a conversation with my neighbor (at a safe, 6-foot distance, of course).

His organization had recently sent all of their employees home and when I asked him how it was going, I got a response that no leader ever wants to hear…

It’s going…OK.

As leaders, is OK good enough?

Not usually.

But we also can’t just tell our team that OK isn’t good enough and move on. We must first define what the current performance is, and then, we need to define or co-create a new standard.

OK doesn’t have to be good enough. We can create a new standard and now you have a process to make that happen.

Check out the video for more on how to successfully navigate these steps and create a new standard that gets results.

Tweet it out: OK isn’t good enough. As a leader it is our job to set a higher bar for ourselves and others. @KevinEikenberry

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Kevin Eikenberry is a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He has spent over 30 years helping organizations across North America, and leaders from around the world, on leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, communication and more.

Twice he has been named by Inc.com as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World and 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference. The American Management Association named him a “Leaders to Watch” and he has been twice named as one of the World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals by Global Gurus. Top Sales World has named him a Top Sales & Marketing Influencer several times, and his blog has been named on many “best of” lists. LeadersHum has named him one of the 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023.

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