011: Duck and Cover

Leadership Sandbox: Strategies to Uplevel Workplace Communication, Team Collaboration, and Your Corporate Culture · Feb 9, 2023 · 25m

Some people are coasters and do the bare minimum. These people are in duck and cover mode. In today's episode of Playing In The Sandbox, I'll be discussing how you can address duck and coverers if you are one, or one is on your team.

Operating in duck-and-cover mode is a HUGE bane for not only your work performance but your mental well-being. You're NOT achieving the maximum results you could be. So what do we do, once we know we're in duck and cover mode?

If you notice someone is in duck and cover mode, you HAVE to confront it. If you don't actively address it, you're allowing this…