My (mostly) weekly thoughts on leadership, high performance, wellbeing and more.
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Notes from Paris: If you’re not your work, who are you?
Imagine two circles. One represents you, one represents your role at work. How much overlap is healthy?
Here’s an exercise to help you answer that question.
Who am I becoming?
Most of us rush straight to the “what”. Goals. Metrics. Projects. Plans. They matter, of course, but they are only half the picture. The more powerful questions at this time of year are about the “who”.
When your job is who you are
If your sense of worth lives in your title or others’ approval, you’re vulnerable. Here’s how to build an internal foundation you can carry anywhere.
If I’m not performing, who am I? Identity, values and leading without the mask
Leadership at the top levels isn’t about trying harder. It’s about leading from values-based coherence, not performance. Here’s what I’ve seen that makes the difference.
What happens when you love your fear?
Humans tend to operate along two lines; fear and love, and often mutually exclusive. Fear as the thing that's holding us back, and love as the thing that enables us to connect and grow. This part of you that you think of as your fearful part actually has a positive intention for you. Read more…