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Change How You’re Thinking #589

by Sue Hawkes

Language informs our reality.  How we talk about what is possible, how we describe ourselves and others determines what is possible.   When you talk, you’re letting others in on how you think and feel. If it’s not moving you forward, you’re either stuck or moving backward.   When you listen to yourself, does it move you forward? Do you want to engage? Is it meaningful…

Sue HawkesChange How You’re Thinking #589
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I Heard The Message #588

by Sue Hawkes

Some days it’s more important to prioritize the things you don’t believe you have time for than to make the stuff that has to happen, happen.  Today, it turned out to be a beautiful day and was supposed to be a dreary one.   A friend called with challenging news regarding her health, my TimeHop shared a photo of someone no longer with us who…

Sue HawkesI Heard The Message #588
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Focus, Priorities, and Discipline #587

by Sue Hawkes

I value time and I use it well – mostly.   I’ve had people ask me how I accomplish as much as I do and it’s interesting to me. I don’t know that I’m more productive than others, but I do have practices which sustain my focus and allow me to say “no” to things that don’t fit with my priorities, and I’m disciplined.  I wasn’t always this way. I had…

Sue HawkesFocus, Priorities, and Discipline #587
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The Door Is Open #586

by Sue Hawkes

You know, recently I’ve been rediscovering how simple it is to make people happy.  It’s two simple words and it seems to be a superpower these days. What are they? Follow through.   When I look around me, there is some normalization happening regarding stopping short of completing agreements and tasks. Maybe it’s just us? Please comment and let me know.  Our vet, the people we’ve hired to…

Sue HawkesThe Door Is Open #586
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The Doorway To Engagement #585

by Sue Hawkes

Are your people engaged?   I hear people who are concerned with culture every day – especially as we navigate what our businesses will look like going forward whether in person, online or integrated.   There are costs and benefits to each structure, and each presents new opportunities with our team.  To ensure high performance, we have to ensure 3 things:  Psychological safety  Human connection …

Sue HawkesThe Doorway To Engagement #585
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Let Go To Grow #584

by Sue Hawkes

“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti  @AliNasser referenced this in his keynote at the EOS Conference a few weeks ago about his own car racing experience.   It aptly applies to business as well. We never want to lose momentum. If we are, we begin dying in that moment.   How do we maintain enough…

Sue HawkesLet Go To Grow #584
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Weird And Wonderful Transition #583

by Sue Hawkes

It’s a weird and wonderful time in the world. We’re reemerging and able to spend time together again, which is interesting.  For me, what’s wonderful is the energy, the connection and all the human pieces of being with others we’ve missed. What’s weird is many of us are sorting through what feels safe and doesn’t, how many people are too many, do you ask if people are…

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Graceful Interruptions #582

by Sue Hawkes

We were enjoying dinner and the fabulous @kellyknight shared a term that was new to me: “NILSI.”  NILSI stands for: No Interest Like Self Interest  Acronyms/code words can be a wonderful interruption used to gracefully or humorously stop distracting, difficult, or challenging behaviors in a team environment – we’ve included a few we use, please add yours below – we can all use the help!  WAIT – Why Am I Talking – for those of…

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Who Can You Empathize With? #581

by Sue Hawkes

Dr. Ben Hardy says, “Trauma is not what happens to us, it’s what happens inside us in the absence of an empathetic witness.”  When I heard this, it occurred to me we’re all dealing with some kind of trauma in the past year of the pandemic. It’s been compounded for many of us as we’ve dealt with so many changes while distancing ourselves from one another. …

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Savor This Thought #580

by Sue Hawkes

The world is fortunate to have you.   What if we all believed this?   How would we greet each other, meet challenges, work through concerns, explore differences, wake up each day and try things?  When you greet the day with a solid belief in yourself, the world shows up to meet you there.  How do we remind one another when we forget? …

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