3 Manageable Preparation Ideas for the Non-Planner
I’m not a planner. Blame it on the “P” in my Myers-Briggs, but the idea of spending time developing a long-term plan for something a year down the road is draining. I’m naturally wired to discover the future one day at a time and prefer working on short-term projects rather than ongoing long-term endeavors. However,…
Do You Feel You Can Affect Change?
Do you feel you can affect change? A straightforward question but it delivers a sense of what is possible or impossible. Can we affect change? I stood in line to vote. In my early voting place, people were standing in line and getting ready to make their selections. It was invigorating to see. Voting is a…
The Mindful Middle of Past and Future
People do amazing things. We are capable to do amazing things. If people are doing things and have the potential to do more, why do many of us feel like we are stuck? Not everyone may feel this way right now, but my guess is most have felt this way at one or more times…
Is Showing Up 60 percent of the Time Good Enough?
Is showing up 60 percent of the time enough? What impact to engagement happens when we don’t fully show up? The answers get to the heart of results.
What Builds Character?
Our character is developed through our experiences and what we choose to learn and do from them. Focus on what builds character.
62 Second Chances
Do you believe in second chances? I do. Second chances deliver the opportunity to correct a wrong, choose a better path, and live a life of renewed purpose. Many institutions allow individuals to have second chances while some do not. Most educational institutions provide probation in which individuals can correct and prove themselves. Oddly, the…
Opportunity Windows
Have you looked out your window? What do you see? Do you see near? Do you see far? Opportunity is in the eye of the peering. Do you see storms? Do you see blue skies? Weather changes. Forecast requires a sense of perseverance and optimism. Do you see perfection? Do you see…
Knowledge Isn’t Always Power
I once took a class on flirting. They had a better name for it on the university syllabus to satisfy academia (and, more importantly, parents paying for tuition). They called it, “Dyadic Communication,” which refers to face-to-face interactions between two people. But, a big part of the class, or at least the part I remember…
Disrupt Yourself: A Big Interview with Whitney Johnson
Disrupt yourself. An important action to take when you reach the top of the S-curve and need a new challenge in purpose.
Can You Wait Nine Years?
We are an impatient sort. Instant gratification seems more prevalent than ever before. No generation is exempt from this feeling of wanting it now rather later. From career to tangible goods, we just want our milestones and stuff now! A contrary example appeared this week. Most of us are in awe of the Pluto images…
Ten Activating Words for Activist Leaders
Effective activist leaders exemplify their words through consistent actions. This is the new standard of leadership.
What Actions Make an Employee Activist Effective?
Employee engagement seems to aim at mediocrity while employee activism aims at distinction. Employee activists are problem solvers and collaborators. Employee activists raise their voices to be heard inside and outside an organization. Backing up their voice is talent and results. This is the premise started earlier as we explore the Weber Shandwick report “Employees…