Creating Psychological Safety from the Inside Out
“Creating the conditions for psychological safety is an intentional act of leadership.”
Best of 2018: Books, Podcasts, and Blogs
As 2018 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the things I’ve read and learned this year. Here’s my “best of” list. It includes the books, podcasts and blogs that enriched, expanded and challenge my thinking this year. I hope you find one or two things that appeal to you and that you can learn from in 2019.
Slow Down, Do Less, Observe More: A Leadership Journey
“I didn’t know how to do less and could not recognize when less was more than enough. I was paying too high a price for being all-in, all the time.”
A Tribute to My Teacher
“Doug Silsbee’s work combined many of the things I was already exploring (mindfulness, neuroscience, adult development) with other domains I’d never heard of (somatic work, polarity management, and more) in a way that was both fresh and familiar.”
“Just” Noticing – Spark Change with this Simple Practice
“Before we try to create new habits, we spend time on self- observation.”
The Habit of Curiosity
“When we commit to curiosity, we are able to learn, to grow, and develop ourselves and our relationships. When we are committed to being right, we can see or hear little other than our own voice and our own perspective.”
Great Leaders Sleep Well – Why Rest is Critical for Success
“Sleeping well is highly correlated to both good health and good leadership”
Overcoming Your Habit Nature – Embrace Your Saboteurs
“What can we do to work with our habit nature—with the parts
of ourselves that are the most resistant to change?”
Leaders and Culture: The Polarity of Being and Doing
“Increasingly, the problems we face as leaders are complex, rather than complicated.”
Taming the Distraction Habit
“The capacity to choose what to attend to and what to ignore has always been essential for any creative or generative work.”
Vertical Development for Leaders
“For leaders who want to be more effective, engaging in the work of vertical development will set them on the right path.”
In the Face of Incivility, Choose to Thrive
“Don’t tolerate incivility at any level. Focus on values. Model civility.”
Creating Insight – Exploring the Aha Moment
Chance favors only the prepared mind.
—Louis Pasteur
Make Every Day a Good Day – At Work and Beyond
“Creating the conditions for living in a way that ensures that we have good days.”
The Power of Promises to Increase Accountability
“What seems like a lack of accountability is actually a lack of clarity.”
Leadership for Complex Times
When we talk about complex, there is more than one solution or maybe none at all. How are we going to grow our business? Stay innovative? Avoid commoditization? Maintain an engaged workforce? All of these are questions that take us into the land of the complex.