Gretchen Rubin, in her book “The Happiness Project”, lists her secrets of adulthood. Some of my favorites: People don’t notice your mistakes as much as you think It’s OK to ask for help Do good, feel good It’s important to be nice to everyone By doing a little bit each day, you can get a
perseverance diligence, hard work, backbone, constancy, continuance dedication, determination, doggedness, drive, endurance, grit, guts, immovability, indefatigability, moxie, persistence, pertinacity, pluck, prolonging, purposefulness, pursuance, resolution, sedulity, spunk, stamina, steadfastness, stick-to-itiveness, tenacity Sure beats apathy, idleness, indolence, laziness, lethargy
Walk into your meeting with energy and the conviction that much will be accomplished, and much will be accomplished. Walk into that same meeting with an air of indifference or cynicism, and you won’t achieve your potential. Your people notice your energy, your enthusiasm, your desire to achieve the goals. And yet sometimes we don’t
That boss that just always has to be right, who doesn’t listen, who won’t accept another point of view. We have all witnessed it. But … truth is, when we look at ourselves, there are times when we act in ways we aren’t proud of. When we slip from the values and traits we hold
Bhutan has a Gross Domestic Happiness Quotient to measure the Happiness level of its population, and many other countries are pursuing similar paths. In The Happiness Project, a book by Gretchen Rubin, she states “..one study showed that, all over the world, when asked what they want most from life – and what they want
Do Credentials Stop Questions? Posted on December 10, 2012 I have this theory (untested mind you) that one of the reasons that organizations continue to suffer consequences and that well-known leaders/officials flame out, so often by their own hand, is that their highly regarded credentials intimidate people into leaving them alone. One of the biggest
Every once in a while i post definitions, synonyms and antonyms of words that I believe are important in leadership. This one says it all! Listening: Definition: hear and pay attention Synonyms: accept, admit, adopt, attend, be attentive, catch, concentrate, get, give an audience to, give attention, give heed to, hang on words, hear out,
I put a shout-out onto LinkedIn asking people to tell me about leadership actions that have impact. A colleague, Corey Moss wrote about the importance of making a first connection in that first conversation with a potential employee. Often we forget that business, like anything, is about people. About people relating, about relationships. Often, having
As leaders we need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of our team. We need to understand each others’ styles. And most importantly ,we need to know how to marshall that team to become a high-performing team that leverages its strengths and diversity to engage as a team!. A high-performing team is an engaged team.
Every morning when you prepare for your day, strike off two things from your to-do list. Force yourself to prioritize. Address that ” not to do” list. Make more time for your real priorities and make space in your calendar to step back and reflect.