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.
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.
There is much talk in the nation about renewable sources of energy. I believe we need to include renewing personal energy in the discussion – with as much gusto as renewable sources of energy for our cities, our cars and our homes.
I have vivid memories about three very different and very serious discussions about fun at work.
This month’s blogs have focused on renewal – but too often we only think of renewal in the physical sense. Today our guest blogger, Dr. David J. Waters, shares his thoughts on intellectual renewal and how that spurs creativity.
I’m part of a coaching program for successful entrepreneurs that relentlessly encourages, recommends, cajoles and insists that we take free days. There is to be no checking of email, returning voicemails, sending texts, planning, organizing, cleaning up that one little project, reading a business book, or thinking about work. Period. Nada. Nothing. Cold turkey!
“It is easy to skip your own needs and make sacrifices for the sake of others. This sacrifice will not only prevent you from living the life you want, but you will be unable to effectively take care of others as you would like.” ~ Guest blogger, Bud Roth
Self-renewal is something you do for yourself that rejuvenates, renews, brings you a fresh perspective or more energy or greater insight. Self-renewal yields amazing paybacks – in energy, focus, productivity, insight, learning, and physical and mental well being. Every person is different – and will find different activities that are self-renewing.
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