Creating silence is a challenge, but a necessity. Here are a few words putting some perspective on it and sharing a method for creating it.
Silence – Creating it
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Silence – Why it is powerful
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.
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.
We are in this together . . TrustBUSTER#10 – Asks team to make sacrifices, but does not follow
How does it feel when it seems others are not working as hard as you? How about seeing executives with new cars every two years and you have not had a raise in two years? Whatever the source, this trustBUSTER is more about perception than anything else. Explore why it happens and what leaders and followers can do to make it go away.
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!)
Do Heroes Have To Be Leaders?
What we can learn from the life of Richard ‘Dick’ Winters. Immortalized in the book by Stephen Ambrose and the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers. His quotes about being a hero and being a leader are worth reading and thinking thinking about. Here are a few words to help you start your own exploration.
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?
Do your clients really love you? Here is one measure
Some people do things for us that make us become fans. I have one such partner, and I find myself wanting to sell for them. Here is my story and the three things they do that makes them special.
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.