Is there any better place than the land of adolescents for harvesting lessons learned in dealing with distractions? My husband teaches high school English (ever-courageous soul). One of his favorite principals, now retired, had two questions he would ask students when he’d see them wandering the halls during class times: Where are you supposed to be right now? What is the most important … [Read more...]
Emotional Intelligence
Put Your Superpowers to Work
Quick! Answer the following questions: Spreadsheet or doc person? Big picture or detail driven? Phone, email, text or Slack communicator? People or data preference? Siri or Google search? White board thinker or mull privately? Generally, we have an affinity for how we think, communicate and make decisions. Tapping into the skills that come naturally to you is vital to capitalizing on your … [Read more...]
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
When’s the last time you looked in the mirror? I don’t mean that last minute look in the mirror for something green between our teeth after a lunch meeting. Actually, I’m asking figuratively, about your business and your personal leadership capabilities. In other words, have you taken stock recently of your: Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats? Or, in acronym … [Read more...]
How Does Your Leadership Wheel Roll?
There is a lot written about leadership. I mean A LOT! If you search for leadership books on Amazon, 21,907 hardback books come up. Must be a pretty important topic, or a lot of trees are sacrificing their lives for nothing. And, yet, leadership can be an amorphous topic and always easier to see than describe. It’s not one attribute or skill that defines leadership, it’s a … [Read more...]