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by Steve Parker
Steve Parker is Director of Sandow Generation, a lignite plant in south central Texas, a part of Luminant Fossil Generation. Sandow has an operating capacity of 1,137 MW, enough to power about 570,000 homes in normal conditions. Steve has been on a journey of leadership development and shares the benefits of finding times for intentional leadership with his people at the plant in this recent letter to Ann.
During a coaching session with Ann McGee-Cooper, I mentioned that I was pondering the question “Am I too busy to lead?” This question struck me as I realized the message I am unintentionally sending in my day-to-day rush to keep up with unit status, reading and responding to e-mails, preparing for meetings, and attending meetings. Many people must quietly think “Steve is too busy to hear or consider what I have to say.” What a loss of opportunity when words and thoughts are never shared.
No question, I have a lot on my plate; but, when I really think about it, I realize I am too focused on short term reactionary management of the facility and not taking care of what is most important:what pays big dividends for everyone “being the servant-leader I want to be.”
I must do my day-to-day management job but most importantly I must focus the majority of my time on leading. Leading is a whole lot more enjoyable and rewarding than managing and I actually get more done through others when I choose to lead rather than do.
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“We have used a number of coaches, facilitators, and consultants through many years at Bridgeway. Sadly, too many have been considered ‘the flavor of the month,’ a fad without staying power. Ann McGee-Cooper and Associates partners with us, focusing creatively and intentionally on a small number of clients to ensure servant leadership really ‘takes.’ I've never before experienced the breadth of team leaders saying ‘this is the best thing we've done.’ From helping create a powerful tool chest of communication tools to individual executive and team member coaching to specific problem-solving, AMCA has already added significant target in the first year.”
