Shedding
A basic tenet of our Evergreen Leadership Approach is the concept of “shedding”. If you feel your load is heavy, here are suggestions on some things you might shed.
A basic tenet of our Evergreen Leadership Approach is the concept of “shedding”. If you feel your load is heavy, here are suggestions on some things you might shed.
I hope each of you has a “Steve Oswalt” in your life, a senior leader who is wise, who challenges you to do more and then helps along the way. I’ve asked Steve to share his thoughts on leadership.
As we become more global, more networked, and more focused on sustainability, The 13 Indigenous Grandmothers show us an alternative way of leading.
What we say “no” to is almost as important as what we say “yes” to. If you are like me and have difficulty saying no, you might enjoy my insights on getting to no.
In our last blog you learned the shocking stats that “bad apples behavior” drags team performance down 30 to 40%. Here’s what to do when you have a “bad apple” on your team.
When you are leading a team that has a dysfunctional team member, you know performance drops. You might be surprised by how much!
We’ve lived in our house since 1989. At that time, I covered the walls with wallpaper that I loved – but am weary of now. Every year, I’d select a room and put it on my “to do” list to strip the wallpaper and then paint the room. And every year, for the longest time, nothing would happen.
Many of you who follow this blog know that I’ve been diligently learning to swim so that I could compete in my first sprint triathlon. Well – last Saturday was the day! The weather was splendid and the crowd was young. The best news – I finished with dignity – in fact I sprinted at the end. Here’s some of what I learned in this journey.
Problem solving works great if there is a solution. Is awesome for technical problems. Is wonderful if what you had before needs a tune-up and not an overhaul. However, it does not work at all for situations which have no immediate fix, for which there is not a known solution and that requires new fresh thinking.
My Mother, a very wise woman, taught me that, “Practice makes perfect.” However, after 5 months of diligent (swimming) practice, I was not getting close to passable, let alone perfection. And if that adage was truly the case, the folks on the job that had done it the longest would be the best. Clearly not my experience in swimming or in life.
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