This is a great tool for anyone who has a team:
Debriefing: A Simple Tool to Help Your Team Tackle Tough Problems – HBR.
This is a great tool for anyone who has a team:
Debriefing: A Simple Tool to Help Your Team Tackle Tough Problems – HBR.
I love this quick and easy way to use the research:
A Scientific Guide to Saying “No”: How to Avoid Temptation and Distraction – – The Buffer Blog.
This is something I talk to clients about all the time: the idea that becoming aware of, and then utilizing your natural energy patterns to their maximum advantage will help you be more productive and more effective.
Josh Linkner gives some simple, easy to understand examples here:
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Have you done a personal energy study lately?
I think the author, Sean Graber, co-founder and CEO of Virtuali really nailed it in this article. What would you add?
Why Remote Work Thrives in Some Companies and Fails in Others – HBR.
How can you get the best from deep, quiet team members during meetings? A look at practices used in some organizations points to an answer.
via Introverts, Extroverts, and the Complexities of Team Dynamics – HBR.
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard from one of my coaching clients, “I keep wanting to talk with her/him (their boss) about this, but she/he keeps canceling our meetings. I haven’t had a one-on-one with her/him in months!” This is an engagement killer.
Direct reports with important concerns, great ideas, and positive news are unable to communicate them in a timely manner, and generally feel put-off and devalued.
Not only does this practice destroy your best people’s engagement, it trains them that they must “catch you on the fly” if they are to get your attention… As the article states, this is a “recipe” for increased interruptions and “putting out fires” on your part.
Cancelling One-on-One Meetings Destroys Your Productivity – HBR.
When an organization is at its most vulnerable point, it is also most poised to rebuild itself. At these seemingly disastrous moments, the risks and rewards normally associated with innovation are reversed.
Here’s an article from the amazing Jeff Degraff, the “Dean of Innovation” at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. In it Jeff makes a powerful point, “Why Courage is More Important than Creativity” and gives a real and highly effective case study example.
via Why Courage Is More Important Than Creativity | Jeff DeGraff | LinkedIn.
Some people seem to have an amazing ability to stay rational no matter what.
They efficiently make good, clear decisions while the rest of us waste energy doing things like panicking about upcoming tasks, ruminating pointlessly, or refusing to move on from our failures.
If you are not always one of those people, read about this interesting research by Ethan Kross from the University of Michigan and Ozlem Ayduk from UC-Berkeley about a simple change can make the difference between showing up like a cool-headed rationalist or a very worried and stressed out (but typical) human.
Pronouns Matter when Psyching Yourself Up – HBR.
In addition, here’s a link to a podcast of my past radio interview with Dr. Kross, “Can You Teach Yourself to Be Wiser.”
The challenges are well known: women in business continue to face a formidable gender gap for senior-leadership positions.
Moreover, there are fewer and fewer women at each step along the path to the C-suite, although they represent a majority of entry-level employees at Fortune 500 companies and outnumber men in college-graduation….
via Fostering women leaders: A fitness test for your top team | McKinsey & Company.
This is an interesting post!
Consider, if you aren’t doing this already, making your spouse a more clearly defined member of your “team” as you seek to attain professional and private goals. This article suggests some great ways of formalizing the process, so that it doesn’t get lost in shuffle of the day-to-day “busyness”, and, so that the value of your support to each other is maximized.
How do you do this? What can you add? I’d love to hear your ideas.
Increase the Odds of Achieving Your Goals by Setting Them with Your Spouse – HBR.