Sometimes People Just Need Pizza and Port-o-Johns | S2EP7

So, in my early incident management career as a Planning Section Chief, I'd go with other people after disasters, help find missing people, or plan big sporting events. I was super rigid in the methodology and the tools we used, and I had to hit every step. I was wrong. Fortunately, good friends of mine helped me realize that sometimes we don't need to work on the whole process; we need to meet the needs of those in front of us. This is where Sometimes People Just Need Pizza and Port-o-Johns comes in.In this episode, I share how to:Focus on relationships firstAlign the team on outcomes secondCombine and align processes thirdWork together on the how fourthLastly, set the team loose to get shit doneUntil next time...- Stay safe- Focus on relationships, then outcomes, then on the shared process- And Godspeed y’allKevin