Call It What It Is #172 Living in Minnesota is a wonderful thing…and it’s got interesting twists as well. I’m not just talking about the weather! People are not as direct in their communication here, which can be a challenge. While delivering a keynote about team health, we were discussing the need for healthy conflict. One leader questioned me and…
Make it Happen #171 Do you bring energy to all you do? I love my work. So does my husband. According to the statistics, we’re part of the 15% or less in America who do. People often comment on my abundant energy. And when I’m working, it increases because I enjoy what I’m doing. Sometimes, I’m working through some sticky…
Productive, Not Busy #170 Productive, not busy. They’re not the same, yet we can use the words as if they are. We all fall into the trap of busyness. It’s in our language and our psyche. When we’re “too busy,” we become stressed and often are less productive. Imagine if you changed your language from busy to productive. Can you…
No Throw Away Moments #169 Sometimes we forget. We forget the meaning and importance behind what we’re doing and it erodes from there. It can be as simple as preparing for a meeting. When I remind the leaders I work with about the facts – what it costs them to host a meeting with their leadership team for an hour…
Complacency is the Enemy #168 As a leader, you have the honor of caring for the tone of your culture daily. Some days, that may feel like a privilege and other days it may seem a burden. What’s the difference? It’s how you’re relating to the complex beings around you and the interpretation you have about how they “should be”…
Serving Should Cost You Nothing #167 I love talking with Jill Young (@jillintexas). She’s positive, energetic, loving, generous and thoughtful. In every conversation, you will be better as a result. We were chatting about the fine line between serving others and being Unf♥<kwithable. While we were exploring, I offered “if you are truly serving, it should cost you nothing.” In…
Sparking Action #166 When you pursue a dream, a future opportunity, or a goal, all kinds of concern, worry, and fear can show up. After all, it wouldn’t be a future possibility if you already knew how to do it. Recently, while working with a group of CEOs, one of them declared something big. It was something career and life-altering…
Sacrifice is a Reality #165 On my drive to work, I’m listening to the radio and Dave Ryan (@daveryankdwb) says, “If you’ve ever taken a shower, you’ve had an idea,” referring to the fact that an idea alone will not make you an entrepreneur. Many people think it’s that simple; it’s not. If it was, everyone who’s taken a shower…
7 Tips for Better Meetings #164 Ever been to a non-productive meeting? Me too, and they are all too common. Here are seven tips to improve your meetings (shared from our Getting Stuff Done (GSD) Program): Always have an objective for the meeting. Share this with all attendees. Don’t deviate. Too often we delve into how to do things when…
3 Choices #163 When things aren’t working, you have three choices. You can live with it, end it or change it. I learned this from Gino Wickman. Complaining about it isn’t going to help, though many people seek new audiences to share the same story, politicking their way through a situation and causing harm to all parties involved. Pausing to…