We have been through a tumultuous year in 2020. With the start of 2021, I have found that people’s lives have not become steadier but instead more questions abound. We are being faced with a lot of division that is broadcast at a national level and even at global levels. However, these divisions and questions […]
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I have a friend who felt overwhelmed at the end of his day. As we talked about all that had happened in his day, he had not realized how much conflict he had been involved with. He was having to hold a direct report accountable on work performance. He had sent out an email that
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“Culture is to humans what water is to fish – the environment where we live and move and eat and work and play and, therefore, think is normal. But there’s a big different between us and fish – we create our own environment; fish don’t.” – John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle What has your environment
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“Forever is composed of nows.” – Emily Dickinson Do you have a succession plan for your team and even yourself? This is the one kind of planning that I commonly see leaders putting off. It reminds me of how people will put off completing a will. Changes in our lives or with our staffing needs
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Life can be stressful with challenging work projects, family activities and unexpected circumstances that can add one more thing to our day. I have noticed many people speaking to me of weariness. They are in transitions with work or personal relationships, dealing with illnesses and long hours. Can you relate? We can know the importance
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“The single most important skill and most undervalued capacity for exercising adaptive leadership is diagnosis …. To practice adaptive leadership, you have to take time to think through your interpretation of what you observe, before jumping into action.” – The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Heifetz, Grashow, Linsky Are you proactive or reactive in your
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“If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.” – Daniel Goleman Is emotional intelligence important to you?
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“Peace on Earth. Good will towards men (people).” If you are familiar or exposed to Christian holiday traditions during December, you may have commonly heard the phrase above. You may have read it on a holiday card, heard it in songs or heard it used as a greeting. What jumps out to me are the
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“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.” ~ Author Unknown What are the mountains in your organization and life? What are the pebbles? The mountains are the big things to which we
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“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” – Psalm 23:1 (NIV) It was very common in the ancient Near East that kings would describe themselves as shepherds with their leadership. I also was recently talking with a leader who mentioned that he needed his leadership in his company to be like a shepherd. So,
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