Energy is being breathed back into the program.
In the past 5 years I’ve taken a company on the verge of bankruptcy and another out of a 363 sale, turned them around and flipped them for 10x the invested capital. Neither was a small company (5,326 jobs saved).
When I arrive, one of the key points of my opening town hall is to tell people.. “what you’ve been through is very difficult. Change is also difficult. No marathoner wakes up and says I want to be a marathoner and then immediately runs 23miles. For the immediate future, I need you to embrace the work we are going to do. When you run low on energy, come see me and I’ll let you borrow some.”
When you’re living your passion, internal clocks are tightly wound and sleeping 7 hours a night is rarely possible. Eating is for sustenance, not pleasure. The passion is felt and doesn’t need to be communicated. Leadership by example is more effective when it comes to changing cultures.