When you settle into a routine, it’s easy to get comfortable. This can be with the route you take to work, the groceries you buy or restaurants you dine at, the clothing you wear, the people you spend time with, the entertainment you seek, the morning or evening rituals you have, the exercise you do, and even in your conversations…
How do you change a conversation – with a person or in your head – from a mood of victimized to accountable? A small word change may be the simplest form of shifting reality. The next time you feel something is happening to you, repeat your story and insert the word “for” every time you’d use the word “to.” When…
Want to up your game in communication? Answer the question. No, seriously. When someone asks a question, answer it. Do it simply, succinctly, and only elaborate if asked. Most people don’t do this. They tell you what they wanted to say, offer a story, or dodge the question. And, it’s frustrating for your listeners. And you lose credibility and the…
Do you want solutions? In sessions, I’ll be coaching a team while solving issues and they’ll stray from the topic at hand. They’ll dive into multiple competing discussions piling onto the issue while wasting precious time circling the issue, afraid to say what’s really at the core of it all. A simple process clears this up. When you use it,…
Do you push yourself? Most of us don’t. I know I don’t. At least not in the domains that are challenging for me. This is why my clients who have graduated from EOS continue to have me facilitate sessions. Or they do a tune-up once a year to ensure they don’t veer too far from the work we’ve done and…
You are the total of the 6 people you spend the majority of your time with. If you haven’t heard this phrase, consider it. As I consider my own life, it absolutely influences your habitual behavior. We all need a cast of characters who support and uplift us, challenge us, care enough to be honest and help us become the…
What’s in a meeting? When you boil it down to the purpose of a meeting, there are many reasons we choose to meet: to solve something, to brainstorm, to inform each other, or to connect while using our precious time wisely. Beneath all of that, I believe the primary purpose of every meeting (perhaps every interaction) is to advance our…
How much time do you need? What if you began every endeavor with this question? Without knowing the details or being able to assess what you believe is a reasonable amount of time, how would that change the amount of time you’d allow for certain activities? When I used to work with leadership teams, I asked this question before I…
There’s a big difference between inspiration and motivation. As a leader, your job is inspiration. You are the one who has to dig deep, find the goodness, and communicate it even when the circumstances around you suggest otherwise. Your message is always about what’s possible and where the company is going. It’s your job to generate an experience of certainty…
What can I do to change, improve, impact, and engage others? It’s a big question. Do you wake up wondering how you can maximize your impact for yourself, your team at work, your company, your community, perhaps even the world? If not, why? What if you imagined 50% of your work was doing your job impeccably, as if how you…