The dream before the team
How do we design and build a team that’s based on a vision or dream? Can we shift from the default stance of a “team” being a group reporting to a single person? As a real team, what is your purpose for existence?
A foot on the gas, a foot on the brake
Change is hard, there’s no way around it. It’s hard to change eating and exercise habits, and it’s hard to change ingrained, learned & rewarded behavior at a company or within a team where those behavioral norms are the only thing people know.
Are you in a standoff?
Are you in a standoff with a coworker and having a hard time resolving a conflict? What can you do to help?
Fighting “The Drift” Of Change
How can we keep from relapsing after we make changes in habits, moving towards goals we want? It’s usually not an abrupt relapse, but slow and barely noticeable. What are some things we can do to notice and protect ourselves from “the drift”?
What Could Better Be?
We end our calendar years often thinking about alllll of the things that could be better, and then make a bunch of goals for the new year. I often hear from leaders that they “just want to be the best leader they can be.” “Best” is elusive, mainly because we haven’t spent much time thinking about how “better” could get us there. A slight reframe helps us look deeper and reflect on what could better be?
Bring Balance Back
We need balance in life and work. We need it to help us lead, to help us with priorities, time management, and being adaptable. Here are some suggestions to bring more kinkou into our lives.
The pressure of practice
There’s a certain pressure when it comes to practicing something new or difficult. How can we change our view of it to a healthy one and enjoy it again?
31 flavors of micromanagement
There are many different forms of micromanagement. As leaders and members of teams how can we can we boost our self-awareness, be less controlling and demonstrate trust?
Priorities Are A Crutch
The word “priority” was introduced into the English language in the 1400’s. It was a singular. It meant the very first, or “prior” thing. It stayed singular for 500 years. What pushes us to pluralize our #1 thing, and potentially hide behind priorities?
Feeling Crispy
The term “burnout” has been around since the 1970’s, but it seems to be talked about more and more recently. How can we heal from burnout?
