{"id":1443,"date":"2011-11-29T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2011-12-20T17:13:04","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T17:13:04","slug":"the-top-10-blooper-reel-you-must-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/29\/the-top-10-blooper-reel-you-must-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 10 Blooper Reel You Must Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been guilty of a \u201cpremature celebration\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure what I\u2019m talking about, take a 3:42 break in your day and watch this hilarious compilation of ESPN\u2019s Top 10 Premature Celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cgBmrFOrWeA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re not a sports fan you\u2019re going to have a great laugh at some of these episodes of athletes wildly celebrating a goal, touchdown or some other accomplishment, only to find out that they hadn\u2019t actually succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>When this sort of thing happens with an athlete, it might mean that they show up on a highlight blooper reel.<\/p>\n<p>But when it happens to a leader, it can result in a severe credibility hit.<\/p>\n<p>Think of the business leader who boldly announces that the failing company has \u201cturned around\u201d because of a single profitable quarter. And think of the egg on their face when what follows is a return to declining sales.<\/p>\n<p>Think of the salesperson who informs their manager that they have landed the big account even before the contract has been signed. And think of the back-peddling required when the deal falls through.<\/p>\n<p>Think of the pastor of the plateaued church who informs his board that last weekend\u2019s attendance increase means \u201cwe\u2019ve turned the corner\u201d, only to see the numbers continue to slip the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Effective leaders I\u2019ve known have managed to avoid the credibility hit of a premature celebration by following a few simple guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t get caught up in the emotion of an early win.<\/strong><br \/>\nSeeing what appears to be a significant success can cause a wave of emotion to sweep over you and your organization. Wait for this to pass before declaring success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Know the rhythms of your business.<\/strong><br \/>\nMaybe this \u201cwin\u201d was really just a normal blip in your industry. There\u2019s nothing worse than high-fiving everyone over an apparent victory, when everyone else knows this was just a normal trend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Let others point out your successes before you do.<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter an apparent win, let other voices chime in first, especially those who carry heavy influence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Avoiding the credibility hit of a premature celebration requires a tremendous amount of discipline. And I\u2019ll admit it\u2019s an area I need to monitor in my own leadership very closely.<\/p>\n<p>But getting this one right is always worth it.<\/p>\n<p>It sure beats showing up on a blooper reel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been guilty of a \u201cpremature celebration\u201d? If you\u2019re not sure what I\u2019m talking about, take a 3:42 break in your day and watch this hilarious compilation of ESPN\u2019s Top 10 Premature Celebrations. Even if you\u2019re not a sports fan you\u2019re going to have a great laugh at some of these episodes of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[748,200,749],"class_list":["post-1443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-leadership","tag-bloopers","tag-celebration","tag-success"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1443"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1543,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions\/1543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}