My top 20 books for a business library
What do Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Mark Cuban have in common? They are avid readers, with a robust daily habit of reading. Leaders read. Author Michael Hyatt identifies 5 benefits of reading for leaders
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How simple checklists can save you from overwhelm and get things done
As I prepared for my first adventure travel trip in over two years – 12 days trekking in the Andes and the Amazon – the overwhelm of what seemed like a ton of things to do threatened my sanity, my sleep, and frankly, my joy.
Don’t settle: 3 important steps for hiring the right team
Tanya has a problem. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing at a financial services firm, she has experienced a severe shortage of staff over the last year or so. A results-driven professional, she was concerned that her targets were in jeopardy if she did not have her full team in place.
Birthday reflections on growing old
Now I see my body changing in other ways, and these changes perplex me, for they seem to have no reason. Yet I know they must. The loosening and wrinkling of the skin, the achiness of bones, tightness of muscles, the movement south of tummy, breasts, butt, arms … everything, it seems, is changing.
Did you tell them? 5 tips on how to express genuine appreciation
Daniel, one of my star coaching clients, has long delayed taking vacations because he worried that his team wouldn’t be able to cope. 3 months ago, he shared that during his recent vacation, his team members really pulled together.
3 ways to overcome the dark side of working with joy
8 workshops, 16 days (including weekends).
I was full of joy – “inna mi ackee” as I shared in a video on LinkedIn. That’s how Jamaicans express unimaginable joy. I loved being with my client of 15 years again – 2021 being the only year we had missed an annual strategy review.
How to stay calm when the Great Resignation knocks at your door
“Do you have time for a very quick chat? Nancy let me know that she’s received two job offers recently and it seems one of them may have caught her eye”.
“Work” is a 4-letter word … and so is “love”
Have you noticed the word “love” popping up more and more in business literature? Certainly, when I was doing my MBA at Harvard Business School many decades ago, I don’t recall ever hearing “love” spoken about in class. I welcome this progress.
5 lessons I learned about working with joy when I stopped blogging
A few months ago, I came to the realisation that blogging was no longer joyful. Since February 2013, I have been posting a blog every fortnight (more or less). I had enjoyed my espresso machine-like writing process – the sparks of insight, days of mulling, reflection, then the spurt of writing that in a matter of hours produced a blog.
5 Great Reasons to Be Mindful at Work
How mindful are you at work? To be mindful is to live in the present moment. That is hard enough to do on a meditation cushion, and in the stillness of the morning or evening, but even more so in the cut and thrust of a busy workday.