{"id":194133,"date":"2021-03-04T19:21:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-one-question-every-leader-should-ask-themselves\/"},"modified":"2021-03-04T19:21:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:21:58","slug":"the-one-question-every-leader-should-ask-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-one-question-every-leader-should-ask-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"#The one question every leader should ask themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#The one question every leader should ask themselves<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/boris-questions-gq-796x417.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                                <span><em>Boris is the wise ol\u2019 CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech \u2014 from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/16RshXHWTSPS2DavMtAceBA47gef\">signing up for his newsletter!<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I know a business coach who always starts his sessions by asking his clients a single question: \u201dWho would you be if you weren\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/epvmxh57cx?videoFoam=true&amp;autoplay=true&amp;silentAutoPlay=true\" title=\"Bumper 06 Video\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What he means is; if you didn\u2019t have your current job and responsibilities, and if you wouldn\u2019t have invested time and energy in your current career, who would you be and what would you do?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an excellent question to ask yourself every now and then, but it can be extremely difficult to answer. It\u2019s because you are the result of a very complicated puzzle, consisting of thousands and thousands of pieces, and you\u2019re only half-assembled.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Read: Stop listening to your #yesbut brain if you want to grow]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The same thing goes for companies and projects. There are a lot of things you do simply because you\u2019ve been doing them for a while. You might stick with projects that you\u2019ve started <span>only to find yourself now stuck with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why you should ask yourself \u2014 at least once a year \u2014 <span>if you were starting today, <\/span>would you still continue with this project? The answer could be a firm \u201cyes,\u201d and that\u2019s great. But a hesitant \u201cno\u201d is also interesting because it will allow you to reassess your work.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t stop there, though, because you can <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly the same thinking to your partners and employees.<\/p>\n<p>If the person you work <span>with applied today<\/span>, would you hire them? It can be a painful realization when your answer is less than an enthusiastic \u201cyes,\u201d but maybe that discomfort shouldn\u2019t be avoided. In fact, I tell my managers to think about employees not as fixed assets but as living beings who change alongside your company and the world \u2014 because they are.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s healthy and respectful to have a conversation with someone you work with and establish how long you\u2019re going to work together. Back in the day, people might\u2019ve stayed at the same job for 40 years, but I expect most people to work for you for about 5 years. Some a little bit longer, some a lot shorter.<\/p>\n<p>The great thing about setting these expectations from the beginning is that when they leave \u2014 instead of feeling betrayed and abandoned \u2014 you can thank them for their contribution and accept that they gave it all they had.<\/p>\n<p>You can then also view the opportunities it provides clearly and ask yourself: now that I have the budget for a new employee, who can I hire that\u2019ll be perfect for what I want to achieve now?<\/p>\n<p>So when an employee decides to leave, you can both look back on a fruitful partnership, and you\u2019ll both have something to celebrate. You can now hire the perfect person for your next goal, and the leaving employee can move on to their next challenge. Everybody wins.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the original question and your homework for the week: who would you be if you weren\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p><em>Can\u2019t get enough of Boris? Check out his older stories here, and sign up for his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/16RshXHWTSPS2DavMtAceBA47gef\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\">\n                                    Published March 4, 2021 \u2014 16:21 UTC\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=378011798897423&amp;version=v2.6\" id=\"socialSrcFacebook\" type=\"text\/template\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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