Silence can be a powerful tool. Some quick thoughts to explore how it can be a tool for leaders and a tool for followers to evaluate leaders.
Silence – Why it is powerful
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Self awareness
Resilience – The discussion starts(and continues) with transparency
Resilience is not about appearing to be super-human. It is about developing the skills/habits that allow us to recover quickly. Leaders need to have it, but also be willing to admit to others that they do get shaken. Transparency allows us to be human and helps others see that it is normal to be rattled by surprises.
Resilience – 4 Steps to NOT make it another initiative
Resilience is a timely discussion given the current economic realities. The key is not to make it an initiative, but make it a habit. Here are some key steps that help make that a reality
Is Resilience The Right Message? Three things to consider before starting this discussion in your organization
Resilience is shaping up to be one of the top topics of 2011. Stress is not going away quickly in a slow recovery, so people have to get better at managing that stress when it occurs. This is a discussion to better understand what resilience is and what can be done to build it.
Someone we all need to listen to – Jessica Jackley
If you have not heard Jessica Jackley speak you should. If you have not been on Kiva.org you should go and see it. Her story is a great illustration of the power of passion coupled with an insatiable desire to take action.
Is Failure The End?
How do we process failure? What opportunities or building blocks do we have with failure? It is worth exploring for anyone who has experienced it and needs to learn from it. (which is all of us!)
Leave the Squirrels Alone – Put Energy Where It Matters
Making decisions in the heat of a ‘battle’ often results in costly choices. The cost might only be time, but more than likely it is eroded trust, weakened relationships, and a shift from we thinking to me thinking. Seth Godin calls this lizard brain thinking. So how do we avoid it?
Self-Awareness 101: Why it matters and 5 questions to get started
Understanding ourselves is the number one ingredient to successfully manage our career choices, stress, job changes, and our own happiness. It is a big topic, but here is a good place to start in 300 words.
The Career Question No One Asks – and 5 Questions All Leaders Should Answer
Vulnerability is a powerful tool for mentoring and building relationships. All to often we skip over the uncomfortable questions to handle the easy ones. Here are some career questions that we should all be ready and willing to share.
I care… really! TrustBUSTER™ #8
TrustBUSTER™ #8 – Shows little concern about me a person How does this become an issue when most leaders really care about their people? Explore how this perception starts and what three moves a leader can make to make this go away (or at least move to the bottom of the list).
What would people say is your focus during the holidays? Quick thoughts
We get busy this time of year. But in our tasks what is our focus? This post is meant to have you step back and think about that for just a few seconds.
Joy – 3 Steps to Create More as a Leader
TrustBUSTER #8 is about creating more joy in our workplace as leaders. A slow recovery means that the place from which we lead will not only sustain us, but provide energy for our organizations. There are also some very simple things that we can do as leaders to share and build that joy in others.