Lessons in Transition from the Super Bowl Half Time Show
Transforming the football field to the world’s largest stage in a mere 8 minutes with a mostly volunteer crew shares many similaries to personal and organizational trasformations. Here’s why.
Transforming the football field to the world’s largest stage in a mere 8 minutes with a mostly volunteer crew shares many similaries to personal and organizational trasformations. Here’s why.
New Years: an annual time to reflect, plan, resolve and set goals for the upcoming year. The time we put the past behind us and begin anew.
Yet we all know that it doesn’t take many days (and in some cases hours) until we flub up. Harsh words are uttered. A cigarette is lit. We skip the gym. We are late (again). We put off that which we deemed very important just a few weeks ago. We spend more time with paperwork than with the people.
Yet, in spite of year after year of failed resolutions, we continue this rite. So, how might we use some of the resolution rituals differently to get it “right” in 2011?
Is gratitude good for business? In this blog post, we explore the value of cultivating gratitude everyday – for ourselves and for our organizations. Can gratitude be transformational? Absolutely. Read on!
Real change, lasting change, substantial change occurs when we are able to identify a thought and belief that is no longer serving us well and replace it with a thought or belief that does. This is transformational change, inside – out, and is much more powerful and more lasting. It requires more up front effort in discerning the thought pattern that needs to change – but once the “aha” happens, requires far less discipline, maintenance and is less prone to regressing back to past behaviors and results.
Here is a simple process that can get you started:
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