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The Thoughtful Leaders BlogLeave a ReplyThe leadership lessons of a snow storm
“Listen to your life. All moments are key moments.” Frederick Buechner
The other day a colleague stopped me to share his news. It seems he had been recently going on “auto-pilot,” simply moving from moment to moment, and person to person, issue to issue, trying to get everything done, and then a snow storm stopped him. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyLeave a ReplyCobbler’s Children Syndrome in the WorkplaceIn many organizations I have encountered during my consulting career, people have complained about “Cobbler’s Children Syndrome”. Like the proverbial children of the shoemaker who go without shoes, I have consulted to technology companies that have outdated computer systems, marketing firms that don’t market themselves in any way, and consulting firms that fail to put into practice for themselves a single theory or model upon which they have built their businesses. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyLeave a ReplyI’m OK, you’re OK
“My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents, and I lay them both at His feet.” Mahatma Gandhi
This one is hard for most people – to see our faults and missteps as blessings. How can that be? I do know that the things about myself that I like the least are often the things from which I learn and grow the most, when I finally accept them. And I’ve often come to see the blessing within, when I let go of self-judgment and blame. Related Posts:2 Responses to “I’m OK, you’re OK”Leave a ReplyLeave a ReplySomeday we’ll look back on this and it will all seem funnyOk, so this is one of my favorite lyrics, from one of my favorite lyricists, so maybe it’s a stretch if I’m trying to a leadership lesson from Bruce. But I think not. I think there are leadership lessons in a multitude of song lyrics, and titles. They’re there for us, if we’re only willing to look: Related Posts:Leave a ReplyThree simple steps to stop complaining and try a new perspectiveIt is so easy to complain. Walk into any office or stroll through the halls, and listen in. It won’t take long before you hear griping and venting about something gone wrong or something blatantly unfair. People complain – about their co-workers, their bosses, their latest assignments, even the weather. What is the cost of lost hours and energy focused on complaining, I wonder? Easily in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Even more important, what if you could circumvent some of that complaining and help employees be more productive, simply by helping them think in a new way? Related Posts:Leave a ReplyFive things I learned from my favorite bossOver many years of work in the corporate arena, most of us can recount in detail the pain and suffering of working for a terrible boss – outbursts, taking credit for others’ work, micromanaging, playing favorites… the list goes on. But what about your favorite boss? How was it to work for someone who made it pleasant to wake up in the morning and head to work? My favorite boss was one of the first people I worked for not long after college, and here’s five things I learned from him about being a great boss: Related Posts:2 Responses to “Five things I learned from my favorite boss”
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Great job Lisa, added to “my favorites”,
Theresa
Thanks Theresa – feel free to pass it along as well!