Earlier this month I facilitated a Breakthrough Offsite for 24 leaders in an organization undergoing profound change. In addition to change, the other key theme was new: new people in new roles in new team configurations.
All of that new presented an interesting challenge: how to help these leaders have meaningful interactions with their colleagues -- the kind of interactions that lead to "I'd love to grab more time and keep this conversation going."
Read MoreIt's easy for me to fall into the trance of doing. I now believe one of my earliest over indulgences was to the feedback that came from non-stop GSD. And that started long before my career began! It would be many decades before I learned that sometimes we have to practice "under-doing and under-achieving" to remind us of "the simple grace and humility of being human." (Big thanks to Richard Rohr for that reminder.) I'm learning meaningful moments often happen when I've created space to simply be. That's why my intention for the year is to create space.
Read MoreWhat was your most recent first-time experience? There's something incredibly magical about the first-time visit to a new place, the first-time watching an artist you love perform live, or the first-time navigating a new professional situation. Each first-time experience can inspire us, and that in turn can help us inspire others.
Read MoreAs I was wrapping up a jam session with a client located in Europe I asked, "Am I your last meeting of the day?" My client responded with an enthusiastic "Yes!" Then she held up her iPhone so I could see the calendar app. Her day had been completely full of back-to-back meetings. My heart sank.
Read MoreThere's a good chance you're in the process of making a decision, which is why I'm sharing the five questions I just ran through with my client. Before you review these questions, I'd like you to think about a decision you're making (or will be making). Take three minutes and jot down the questions you'll review to optimize the outcome of that decision. Use this list to supplement yours and get to a better decision, faster.
Read MoreAs a former marketing executive, I understand the hard work that goes into creating kick-ass events -- the kind of events that generate magic as you aim, arm, and inspire attendees to greatness. I also know what happens after attendees leave the bubble of your event and return to their bubble: they can easily fall into a trance of overwhelm.
Read MoreAs we work our way through the summer and prepare for the home stretch of the year, here's the question I'm asking in client jam sessions:
What do you need to do over the next 144 days to put a giant exclamation point on 2022?
Read MoreI recently had a jam session with a first time CMO who -- at the end of our session -- got super vulnerable and shared, "I've never led a team through an economic period like this. In the last nine minutes of our call, what recommendations do you have for managing anxiety and staying focused?"
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