Your best employee isn't the last one leaving the office

Can you tell the difference between a productive team and a just-looking-busy team?

As managers, we seem to instinctively know how to track:

- Hours worked

- Tasks completed

- Deadlines met

- Meetings attended

Because that's what our managers often did with us.

It's the "generational trait" passed from one manager to the other.

But when asked about the quality of our team's work?

Many of us can freeze.

Because counting hours is easy. Evaluating quality is hard.

So, why not hit pause on all that tracking, and try something different?

Stop asking, "Is everyone busy?"

Start asking, "Do I understand what good work looks like in each role?"

If you can't tell the difference between average and excellent work,

no amount of time tracking will help.

The first step isn't watching your team closer.

It's getting closer to the work itself.

Try This:

What would change if you spent next week really understanding what excellence looks like in each role?