unintentional destruction

Sometimes leaders do not realize what they are saying might actually be causing distruction in the workplace. In a office enviroment people are bound to discuss today's daily events, yesterday's accomplishments and tomorrows goals. However focus on the uncontrolable leads to distruction.

In my career I have seen managers focus their time and energy on things that are out of their control thus bringing their team's productivity to a stand still. This is rarely intentional and most likely an attempt to deliver results. Nonetheless actions that focus on the uncontrollable lead to destruction.

In today's economy people are focused on what is going to happen to my job, what if the housing market never recovers, what if we are bought out by a competitor? All of these scenarios cannot be controlled by the average employee. An employee can focus on what am I doing to provide results for shareholders, am I building a track record that makes me marketable to other firms, and am I learning what or what not to do next time?

As a leader remember to control your environment and help create an environment that is constructive not deconstructive.