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Whether you are a seasoned executive or aspiring to be one, my periodic posts provide quick, practical guidance on personal awareness, professional effectiveness, and leadership.
During a recent staff retreat I facilitated, I noticed that certain kinds of conversations sparked noticeably more engagement and positive energy than others. Sometimes the energy began as individual—rooted in pride, curiosity, or gratitude—and other times it was relational
A few weeks ago, while in a down dog yoga pose, I noted a fascinating parallel between physical mobility and interpersonal agility: both thrive when we keep our range of motion high. When the variety and frequency drop, we lose our range of motion.
After completing a coaching session, I sometimes cannot help feeling the enormous weight of my client’s job. I may even catch myself sighing on their behalf. I have tremendous compassion as well as admiration for the leaders I coach, because they manage such full plates. One of the most useful things I can do is help them figure out how to distribute responsibility more broadly.
The simple answer to that question is: Pay attention to YOU -- to what you are thinking, feeling, and doing right where you are in each new moment.
Management is all about getting things done with and through others -- focusing on HOW the work will get done: WHO will do WHAT by WHEN.
My source of (re)learning as I entered the new year was not from a client this time. A family member tore both Achilles tendons in late December. Not a single medical professional we’ve encountered has seen a double tear. His initial post-operative recovery involved a few weeks of no weight on either foot as we approached the winter holiday. This was uncharted territory for all of us.
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