What is my role in this?
Being curious allows you to ask, “What is at the root of what is going on here?” and “What is my role in this?”
There’s a Bit of Stan in Each of Us
Acute anxiety is a transient state of heightened stress caused by circumstances that feel threatening. One is typically very aware of the threat and consciously aware of acute anxiety. When you’re speeding down the highway, the flashing red lights of the police car pulling you over cause acute anxiety.
Stan and The Four D’s
Acute anxiety is a transient state of heightened stress caused by circumstances that feel threatening. One is typically very aware of the threat and consciously aware of acute anxiety. When you’re speeding down the highway, the flashing red lights of the police car pulling you over cause acute anxiety.
“What If?” Scenarios Often Create Uncertainty, Not Clarity
When your world lacks certainty, your brain automatically searches for patterns to calm down. When the pace of change increases, your brain must work even harder. Yet not all change is equal. For many leaders, workplace disruptions can produce significant anxiety.
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.