My (mostly) weekly thoughts on leadership, high performance, wellbeing and more.
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Notes from Paris: I need your help fixing my team
From time to time, I will have a meeting with a potential client about working with them or their team.
Want to know a big red flag?
Notes from Paris: 5 ways to keep your cool when someone is angry at you
Sometimes pushing back can be particularly challenging when a stakeholder is angry and/or powerful. It requires a delicate balance between maintaining the relationship and respecting your own limits. Here are 5 strategies that you can use to push back effectively in these difficult situations.
Notes from Paris: My “revolting dogs” and what they mean for your leadership
Dispositional attribution vs situational attribution.
If someone else does something wrong in their role as a leader, we tend to attribute it to their disposition. But if we do, we attribute it to the situation. I explore the difference in this week’s blog…
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.
Notes from Paris: Comfort Zones are Underrated
Learning and growth require stretch and discomfort AND rest and consolidation
In the zeitgeisty rush to get out of our comfort zones, don’t forget to head back there sometimes for a little R&R.
Five ways travelling is good for your brain, and five ways to get the same benefits at home
One of the reasons I love travelling is that it nudges my brain out of its well-worn grooves. What’s encouraging is that you don’t need a long-haul flight to access that shift. You can recreate many of the same effects in the middle of your ordinary week. Here are five ways travel helps your brain, and how to bring those benefits home.
Comfort zones are underrated
Learning and growth requires stretch and discomfort AND rest and consolidation. In the zeitgeisty rush to get out of our comfort zones, don’t forget to head back there sometimes for a little R&R.