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Should you take control of a challenge?
The next time you find yourself wanting to take control of a challenging situation, stop and ask if it’s the best course of action.
What if they’re doing their best?
Pause the next time you find yourself complaining about someone not doing a good job.
Don’t surprise them with change
Talking to people will help them be on board with trying something new.
Confronting the uncertainty of today’s world
One of the best ways to normalize what people are feeling is to talk.
Imagine if life was anything but normal
Imagine a life where normal isn’t a thing!
Stop conforming and something amazing will happen
How do you expect to be amazing if you’re hiding your true self?
Normal is overrated – do something better
Stop talking to your team about things returning to normal.
Is your team building falling flat?
Team building is when you take a group of people and have the right conversations resulting in them operating in an aligned and effective way.
Shame won’t change anything
Shaming is not a tool for bringing about change.
The power you hold over your life
Are you taking 100% responsibility for the things which are yours to own?
Seeing the potential in people
The next time you find yourself frustrated by someone change your perspective of them.
Your choice for the second half of 2020
You get to decide how you’re going to respond to the events in your world.
Your leadership is defined by your actions
Leaders take small deliberate actions that move things towards the goal. What actions will you take today?
Change takes time
Be patient with yourself. It took you a lifetime to become who you are, improving will take time too.
Getting things done and space go hand in hand
Open your calendar. How much unreserved time do you have this week? If the answer is 'not much,' you may want to change your reality as it's hard to get anything done without space in your calendar.
It’s time to ignore Murphy
Murphy's law states that whatever can go wrong will. Did you know the opposite is equally as true? So, why not ignore Murphy and try something new?
When was the last time you disconnected?
Disconnecting is one of the best ways I know to reconnect with what’s important. So take time every week to disconnect.
When you compare yourself to others
Stop Comparing yourself to others. Things are never what they seem, and you already have more than you know.
When you think obligation is a strategy
You might think people are okay with doing what you tell them to. Just never forget that while they’re not speaking up they will vote with their feet.
Are you leading away from or towards problems?
Not spending will make a recession worse. Not looking after the people you have will make the great resignation worse. Are you leading others away from or towards the problems?
People don’t resist change
“People don't resist change. They don't resist being changed either. They change when there's a compelling reason to. Seek shared purpose over fear-inducing urgency.” — Jason Little https://leanchange.org/elements/cause--purpose
What are you waiting for?
Waiting to feel more confident is highly overrated. Yet, people hold themselves back until they feel confident. Do something today despite a lack of confidence!
Who is your feedback in service of?
There are two types of feedback you can give. One is in service of the other person, and the other is in service of your discomfort with something about them. You'll have a more significant impact by making it about them.
The paradox of productivity
Productivity is the ratio of units of output per unit of input. The paradox with productivity is that the more you push to get done, the wider the gap between input and output will be.
