{"id":42962,"date":"2023-10-30T11:48:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/?p=42962"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:48:44","slug":"healthy-tension-isnt-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/healthy-tension-isnt-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Tension isn\u2019t Scary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of Halloween, let&#8217;s talk about a topic that can seem scary at first glance but is integral to high performing teams: healthy tension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Healthy tension<\/strong> is allowing team members to speak openly about any subject, to any and all team members, without suffering negative consequences. This is called \u201czero cost of candor\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The core of high performance in athletics, the arts, and business is healthy tension. It\u2019s the ability to speak your mind about any situation in ways that feel respectful and make people better. Healthy tension causes leaders to pay attention and keep their competitive edge. The opposite is passive harmony, which allows a culture of compliance, where leaders would rather have safe conversations and allow for poor performance than create tension to improve results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meeting time is the most important part of any team. It\u2019s the fastest way to ensure alignment, commitment, and to create open accountability. The pandemic, work from home, and back-to-the office discussions provide a terrific opportunity to improve how your teams meet. If you\u2019re not satisfied with your team meetings \u2013 you need to create more healthy tension:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stretched-thin.best_-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42968\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:400px;height:358px\" width=\"400\" height=\"358\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I<strong>f one or more people dominates the discussion<\/strong> \u2013 you need to demand <strong><em>equal time <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 where everyone is required to speak their mind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If people don\u2019t want to speak their mind<\/strong>, are they the right people in the role or do you create a culture where candor has a high price to pay?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If plans are never quite completed, and follow-through is soft<\/strong> \u2013 are you creating a true spirit of ownership with accountability the whole team shares?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If half of the participants \u201chate the meeting,\u201d <\/strong>then what\u2019s the root cause of their dread?&nbsp; Why haven\u2019t you asked?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re having trouble with healthy tension on your team, email Good Leadership at <a href=\"mailto:info@goodleadership.com\">info@goodleadership.com<\/a> to learn more about the ways you can encourage zero cost of candor on your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Halloween! 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