The Not So Breakfast Show
Listen, laugh and learn as we share our latest thoughts about staying relevant, contemporary leadership and doing life right. Ish Cheyne is the Head of Fitness in New Zealand for global fitness juggernaut Les Mills. Sacha Coburn is the COO of Coffee Culture, a leading group of boutique coffee shops, and the co-founder of The Company You Keep.co.nz.
The Not So Breakfast Show
MWM - Put Out the Match, Not the Bushfire
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Midweek Mini: Put Out the Match, Not the Bushfire
Hope is not a strategy. When you see that little flare of trouble in your team, process, or system, and you think "I hope that dies out on its own" - that's the moment to act. Three weeks later when you're fighting a bushfire, you'll wish you'd dealt with the match.
The Core Principle
Small conversations feel awkward because you're bringing up something that seems minor. But issues escalate quickly:
- Employee giving you a little bit of tone
- Meeting disagreement that wasn't handled well
- Process starting to break down
- Relationship tension beginning to show
Why We Avoid the Match
- Feels too small to address
- Might make things weird
- Hope it resolves itself
- Don't want to seem petty
- Busy with bigger fires