Wait for More, No More
Happy Fri-YAY! I hope you took up the challenge issued last Friday to carve out some time to rest and reset this week. What came up for you? Did you...
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Rest and Reset
My vacation officially begins today at 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time! There is always excitement and anticipation knowing you are thiiiiiiiiiiiis close to shutting it all down and heading out...
Ask These Questions Before Your Next TEAM Hire
In continuing this month's theme of working with teams, where we previously examined how high-performing teams behave and the personal accountability necessary to be part of an effective team, today we...
Maybe There Should be an “I” in Team
When referencing the desire to work together and become a collaborative force of productivity and success, there is a popular phrase here in the United States used to rally a...
How Do High-Performing Teams Behave?
Over the course of this month, we'll be focusing on TEAMS: What practices do high-performing teams have in place? Would it really be so bad if there was an "I"...
The Meaning of Words
One of the advantages of having a young person in your life is that you often find yourself with an "opportunity" to explain challenging concepts, words, and phrases in a...
A Little Holiday Humor
Many of us in the United States will be celebrating the 4th of July next Tuesday. A national holiday celebrating the passage of the Declaration of Independence. The day is...
Discounting the Future
I've written about the concept of Psychological Safety before, most recently in this March's Thought Partner: Creating More Effective Meetings. Today, however, I want to share a specific "subset" of this...
Talk to Yourself Instead of Listening to Yourself
A while ago a client recommended the book The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Principles of All, by Jon Gordon.Never to turn down a recommended read, I ordered...
3 Keys to Self-Management
Your schedule reflects your life. Chaotic schedule, chaotic life.If you dislike your schedule, chances are, you dislike the direction your life is headed.Time management is self-management. How do you become...