Referees carry a yellow card and a red card. They do not carry green cards for issuing to players exhibiting admirable behaviour.
Lack of affirmations and recognition widens the wedge between leaders and team members make the environment toxic.
There is need for more green cards by leaders to mould team members and guide them to achieve excellence.
In the world of football, the maxim rule is either shape up or ship out. This is enforced through deployment of refereeing tools namely the whistle, red and yellow cards and the video assistant referee (VAR).
From the way referees operate, we pose the following leadership questions: How many whistles are you blowing at the workplace in a day? How many whistles do you carry around? How many yellow cards or red cards are you giving out to your team members per day? How often do you review your VAR or CCTV records?
