Beware of Your Leadership Strengths in Our VUCA World
Leading during periods of high anxiety can cause automatic decisions, leading you to be stressed and impede your team’s effectiveness.
VUCA can be managed to reduce anxiety through effective leadership
Self-differentiation is not a goal to achieve, rather it is a lifelong journey of growing in maturity.
Best Year Ever – 2023
Self-differentiation is not a goal to achieve, rather it is a lifelong journey of growing in maturity.
Find Calm When You Need it Most
It’s safe to say that in the days ahead you will encounter both triumphs and setbacks. Some days will be all smooth sailing.
Mature Leadership
Leaders’ relationships with those they lead are mature and most likely to be effective when they are “close enough to influence – yet distant enough to lead”. The phrase is easy to remember, but it is not so easy to maintain. It’s a balancing act, and it takes practice.
Lessons for Leaders
As we begin another school year, I’m reminded of certain constants that mark the rhythm of the academic cycle. As a long-time educator myself, I’ve come to appreciate the excitement of a fresh year and the opportunity to meet a new group of students, many of whom are taking a next step in their educational journey involving major transitions that bring new experiences and new challenges.
Did I Leave the Oven Turned On?
Sometimes when we leave home we begin to wonder: “Did I turn off the oven before I left or not?” We may sit in our car at a stoplight down the street and think: “Should I turn around and go back to double check?” We consider if we have time to go back and still make our important appointment. Finally, we must make a choice: “Go on or go back?”
Got Problems? Be Resilient!
Recently a young woman, confronted with some much-needed dental work was in the chair undergoing the removal of a crown when her dentist abruptly stopped the procedure and, in a voice, filled with anxiety said, “don’t swallow”, right after she had swallowed.
Can the Power of Curiosity Transform Your Leadership and Life?
When faced with complex problems, unwanted challenges or disappointments and especially when faced with setbacks, our immediate reaction is to become anxious. The fear of failure creeps in. A physiological reaction arises and we either strike back in our words or our actions or we wither and sometimes even withdraw.
Moods and Emotions – We All Have Them and We All Share Them
As you walk into a packed restaurant you get a sense of things. Without saying a word to anyone you might think to yourself:
“This place is really crowded. People flock here to have a great time”. Or: “This place is really crowded. They must have no place else to go”.