![]() This was originally published on the Recognize This! blog. ![]() Think about the best manager you ever had. Those of us who get to work for managers like that are, in turn, highly blessed. Managers who can meet these needs as well as inspire their employees to do the same for their peers and colleagues find themselves with highly engaged, highly productive, highly motivated teams. These aren’t just important workplace needs. Captain Obvious then unhelpfully chimes in that hes just overthinking it and should just book the bachelor party in Vegas. Moynihan debuted as the character in 2014, decked out in an elaborate captain’s costume, and has been playing the part ever since. Do you even care about me as a human – who I am and what makes me tick? The deadpan delivery of actor Brandon Moynihan helps give the completely obvious statements he makes the weight of an earth-shattering fact.Am I doing the work right? If not, I blame you for not giving me the time or information I need to do good work.Do you see the work I do? Does it matter?.If you read between the lines, you can easily see what employees are asking: It’s no surprise managers need to talk to their employees. (Some) 91 percent of employees say communication issues can drag executives down, according to results from our new Interact/Harris Poll, which was conducted online with roughly 1,000 U.S. So, in the spirit of Captain Obvious, I share this article from Harvard Business Review, titled The Top Complaints From Employees About Their Leaders, including this overall finding: Communication issues can drag down leaders Why does Captain Obvious appeal to me so much? Because sometimes, we need to be slapped in the face with the obvious to make us realize what’s really important. And I actually replay the new UnitedHealthcare commercial of the couple trying to recreate the “lift” dance scene from the movie classic Dirty Dancing.īut the commercials that make me laugh the loudest are the Captain Obvious commercials like this one (email subscribers, click through for video): I cry every time I see that Folgers commercial with the soldier coming home for Christmas. Well, I like good, engaging, funny or emotional commercials.
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