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The dark side of company culture
The dark side of company culture is that it can change you. Culture is shared beliefs and consistent actions that dictate how the work gets done in any particular organization. The key to that definition is the word "shared." Shared means that the belief or the action has widespread buy in. The idea or the action has approval. So, you have a different idea about how the proposal should look? We will pretend to listen and then gently straighten you out. You don't like it when your fellow sales...
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What does it mean to be resilient?
Resilience isn't about how fast you can return to stasis after a challenge. It's not about returning to level. It's not about getting back to the way it used to be. This is what we get so wrong about the concept. Resilience is about quickly transforming whatever good...
Remote team? Here are a few new requirements [WFH Series]
For #leaders, your #WFH team requires: 1. Trust; 2. Clearly defined projects/milestones; 3. Clear expectations; 4. Clear due dates; 5. Regular communication; and 6. Individual support. Working in an office environment can create the conditions for leadership laziness....
Create a shut down routine [WFH Series]
Are you working from home? If so, then you need a shut down routine. If you are accustomed to working from another location, then you (sort of) have a shut down routine already. At its most simple, the shut down routine is the act of you leaving that place for another...
Belief underpins resilience
The kind of resilience that puts you or your organization in a better position on the other side of a challenge can't exist in a vacuum. It must be built on a bedrock belief. The beliefs aren't like mission statements. They are simpler, cleaner, more clear. We create...
Resilience is not about adversity but about this
"Resilience" keeps popping up in the articles I am reading these days. Personal resilience. Organizational resilience. Operational resilience. It's poignant considering COVID-19 and how our normal lives and businesses have been upended so quickly. The term's...
Place your attention here
"Bags of gold are heavy." Heard this phrase the other day and it has stuck with me. The point was that even the greatest fortune (literally in this case) still has its downsides. Let's dig a little deeper. This is really an idea about attention. We know logically that...
Resilience is more about before than after
We can think of resilience as the palm tree returning to upright after bending over and touching the ground during a hurricane. Or we can choose to think of resilience as the palm tree's peculiar root system that grabs more ground creating a robust and heavy root...
Oxygen mask activities for the weekend
The reason they want us to put on our own oxygen masks first is because we can't help anyone if we are passed out. Here are a few "oxygen mask" activities for this weekend if you are locked down and feeling out of sorts: 1. FaceTime. A friend you usually see in...
The essentials [WFH Series]
Undervalued but essential WFH items: 1. Base. A place where you get started with work for the day. A place that is yours. A place that helps you mentally switch to work mode. The "place" could simply be a table or small desk. 2. Quiet. As best you are able. I have two...
When to focus on the why
"When the stakes are high, focus on the why." It's a line from my Future of Leadership Keynote. If you are contemplating big changes like reducing hours, WFH arrangements, or benefits changes for your people in response to COVID-19, then prepare to spend more time...
Help your people change their routines [WFH Series]
"That generation is having a problem." The neighbor I was talking to (at a distance of 20') was referring to some older people he worked with. "Some had to be told directly at least twice to work from home. No more office." I thought about that for a moment. My...
Creating a new morning routine [WFH Series]
You have traditionally worked in an office and now you are #workingfromhome. How can you keep productivity up considering the "emotional drag" we talked about yesterday? One way: Establish your new morning routine. You had a morning routine a few weeks ago. You got...