Our world is shifting rapidly. We all appreciate certain changes better than others. The nature of relationships and communication also gets trickier as we go. How do we connect and engage as technology provides the instant response we are now conditioned to receive? Imagine this (borrowed from a social media post, author unattributed from newspaper): “I am trying to make…
@michelleobama tweeted her workout playlist this week as inspiration to anyone working on resolutions. I was inspired by it and added several of her songs to my list as well. Should you need some musical motivation to work through your plateau, find your own groove, continually learn or just enjoy…I’ve included a sample below! Please add your favorite songs in…
If you read my blog often, you know I’m a big Seth Godin fan. His recent blog, The Dolittle Effect was a really good one. In it, he talks about how the movie tanked, yet it had 4 key ingredients for what should have been an incredible success, yet it wasn’t. The final line of the blog says “sometimes, the…
Frequently, I work with teams on Team Health using Patrick Lencioni’s work from the Five Dysfunctions of a Team. One of the most valuable parts of his pyramid is the encouragement of healthy conflict. The most powerful metaphor I’ve found to describe how a great leader has used healthy conflict for the greater good is a story (which I don’t…
Great practices define you. What you do consistently determines what’s possible and available. This list of 25 tiny habits (practices) by Kim Quindlen in Thought Catalog is a great accumulation of little things which make a big difference over time. Practice some or all, most are a short time investment, with big returns. All 25 appear in blogs 242, 243,…
Great practices define you. What you do consistently determines what’s possible and available. This list of 25 tiny habits (practices) by Kim Quindlen in Thought Catalog is a great accumulation of little things which make a big difference over time. Practice some or all, most are a short time investment, with big returns. All 25 appear in blogs 242, 243,…
Great practices define you. What you do consistently determines what’s possible and available. This list of 25 tiny habits (practices) by Kim Quindlen in Thought Catalog is a great accumulation of little things which make a big difference over time. Practice some or all, most are a short time investment, with big returns. All 25 appear in blogs 242, 243,…
We’ve all heard journaling is a critical practice for any great leader, yet why is it so few leaders make time for it consistently? I’ve heard the same excuses echoed from too many hard working, generous, sincerely great leaders and they asked for help. Great leaders create space to have the space to create. The research backs it up. So…
Intention. It sets the course for action and determines what we do and don’t act upon. It’s great to be active and productive, but actions without intention won’t necessarily lend to the result you’re seeking. Often, with clients, the data they rely most heavily upon is about what’s already happened. While that’s useful and gives us a 20/20 look backward,…