How are you helping your team players to build mental resilience? Do you share resources? Do you use models? Can you identify when they are off of their A-game? How soon do you pull in someone when you notice something…
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The other day I spoke with a friend in her early 60s, and she asked me a very potent question. She said, “was I always this miserable?”, “do you remember any times when I was filled with joy?”. I paused.…
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Some people are said to possess the “gift of gab.” They seem to instinctively know how to keep a conversation flowing--and they don’t mind if the other participants are not particularly verbose. They can carry a “conversation” by themselves if…
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A while back I thought to arrange a quick, last minute bowling excursion with a friend. I sent her a text message that went something like, "want to go bowling?" , she said "what time?" I said 7? she said okay.…
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Suppose you are sitting in a meeting—this could be a PTA meeting, it could be a meeting with your boss and co-workers, it could be a meeting of volunteers for a community project—and someone ventures to propose an amendment to…
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Does your team seem unmotivated? Downtrodden? Defeatist? Disengaged? Step back and think about your workplace culture for a minute. People are craving for recognition, appreciation, and affirmation. When they receive it, morale is often boosted, productivity is increased, and workplace…
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