Managing your negative inner voice
It’s 6:55 am. You just woke up and realize you have a meeting at 7:30 am and agreed to grab coffee for your coworkers. The line at the drive-thru is always wrapped around the building by 7:00 am and the slow barista is probably working today, but you think you can make it. You […]
There will always be opposition
Have you ever encountered someone who doesn’t agree with your point of view or see things the same way you do? I’m sure you’ve experienced the tension that lies when you have an idea but know someone is going to challenge you. This is what makes the world a beautiful place, but it can […]
Use criteria to create momentum
What if we used focused criteria to move away from the debate of whether something is subjective or objective?
Decide to focus
- You must make a choice to focus your attention on something specific.
- If you don’t choose to focus, someone else will — or you will be driven by the what’s current and catastrophes.
- The best leaders and thinkers are disciplined about focusing daily.
Asking “how might we” questions
A powerful tool to help your leadership is to ask great questions. Yes, there is such a thing as a bad question. In school, teachers sometimes say there’s no such thing as a bad question. Good advice for young students. Bad advice for adults. There are many WRONG questions that we can ask that we don’t need to […]
Dealing with Resistance
Anytime we do important work, we WILL face Resistance. It is pretty much a guarantee. People won’t like what we’re doing. They may even let us know (to our face). They’ll cheapen our hard efforts and make us feel bad. And a common tendency would be to compromise – to give in and give up. Some […]
