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Without boundaries you run the risk of burning out
What are you doing to draw boundaries between work and family life for you and your team?
A request is always more powerful than a demand
A request is always far more powerful than a demand.
Who’s really responsible for Zoom fatigue
Start by examining what has you not trusting them.
What feedback are you giving?
Positive feedback is 1,200 times more effective at helping others improve.
How are you using buzzwords?
I find myself increasingly sensitive to buzzwords. Buzzwords, by definition, are jargon and the fashionable thing to talk about. It seems buzzwords give the illusion that something can be easy. Take this course, or do what I'm telling you and suddenly your problems...
Is your team stuck in storming?
When a team is storming, don’t forget to look at how you’re helping the team storm.
The impact of praise & acknowledgements
Praise them sometimes. Acknowledge them frequently.
Stop trying to fail
Your job, as a leader, is to help people do great things by tapping into their strengths and knowledge more often.
It’s always a choice
No matter how you keep yourself stuck, you are making a choice.
What has you feeling stuck?
You create your reality. What are you going to choose?
Do you know the impact of your words?
Words matter. What impact are your words having?
Building a team, one step at time
Have you noticed how, when you put a group of people together, they immediately become a team?
It is just your opinion
Be careful when you make another’s opinion wrong, as you expose your opinion when you do.
What story are you telling?
Stop telling your “I can’t story,” and start telling the one that starts with “I can.”
Be careful where you hang your hat
Stop hanging your hat on fear and start hanging it on success. Imagine what might happen then.
Are you tired of your meetings starting late?
If you’re wondering how to get people to show up to meetings on time, try starting on time and don’t pause to recap.
How do you see success?
Your success will be commensurate with how you see all people, regardless of their position.
Are you feeling alone?
I’m always fascinated by how I can feel so alone in a crowded room. I’m equally fascinated by how I can feel so connected in a room without talking to anyone.
Don’t be fearless
Fearlessness denies you information to help you move forward. Embrace, understand and grow from the experience of your fears.
Two powerful words: Thank you
A simple “thank-you” for someone doing their job will lead to a “thank you” for doing something extraordinary. Little things matter.
Random appreciative moments
I randomly show my wife appreciation by buying her flowers when she doesn’t expect it. Surprise your team with a random appreciation and watch them smile.
When you’re trying to learn who you are
You don’t learn who you are by finding something out there. You learn who you are by finding yourself.
When success seems illusive
When you chase the sun it’s always just out of reach. Success can feel the same way, yet all you have to do is claim it.
What does it take to find freedom in your life
Freedom happens the moment you realize life is happening for you and not to you.
