In our business, we get to see the insides of all kinds of retreats. The basic intent of a retreat is to be in an environment and context that gets people out of autopilot. But in places where retreats have been happening for years, they become part of the master “To...
Last time I wrote about how to better manage time for your teams in terms of meetings and scheduling. This time I want to focus on some structures you can put in place for yourself to help you stay focused and get the work part done. Emails Email is a wonderful tool...
In the first job I held out of law school, my boss demanded that I think. He demanded a strategy or a plan. He demanded follow through. He demanded responsibility. He demanded my best. He got it. To be clear, he was not abusive nor was there any bullying. His...
Going on autopilot is a way our brain takes shortcuts to move through the repetitive, mundane and usually necessary tasks of the day. The downside is our tendency to get stuck in a way of doing things. We often don’t even realize that it could be better because our...
Where, oh where, does the time go? Where, oh where, could it be? So many teams struggle with time management. They don’t know where their time goes or how to use it best. One organization we work with calls it the “X Factor”. It’s almost as if time is this mysterious...
I was reminded of this story when I was speaking with a friend about her organization’s culture. It is a story that is similar to many organizations. The top brass thought everything was fine and told everyone that they “just needed to work harder”. “What is it...
Did you ever have one of those days or maybe weeks where you’d lose your skull if it weren’t attached? During that time, you are constantly apologizing for a brain that is not working right and chastising yourself for all the mistakes you seem to be making. Packed...
These last few weeks have been incredibly busy and emotionally draining for me. We have all been there - when it seems that everything is hitting us at once. It’s so tiring and we often get run down and don’t perform at our best. It’s hard to catch yourself before the...
I believe that leadership is an inside job. Meaning regardless of the valuable external techniques offered to improve our leadership, management or communication skills - it all boils down to our inner game. By inner game, I mean what we believe about ourselves. ...
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