What is your “too much of a good thing”? What strength do you happen to overuse? When discussing development plans, we tend to focus on potential development needs, areas for improvement, competencies we are good at that are critical for our success, so we may want to take them to the next level. How often do […]
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When you are working at your best, you are like? … What? This exercise comes from the “How To Make Your Hybrid Team Feel <<Teamy>>” workshop, which I recently attended and which was facilitated by Judy Rees and Matt Barnaby (thank you to both!). I have tried it with the UBS People team and we had a good laugh,
Fire up or burning out … or both?Last week I attended a CIPD event at which Sarah Beaumont MCIPD talked about the 2022 HR outlook – 5 key areas:· Hybrid working· The new week demand (shorter and flexible)· Burnout (a possible new pandemic)· Leadership skills development – reconnecting the disconnected· The great re-evaluation Approaching the end of 2021 I hoped burnout is
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Do you think then do or do then think? How do you become? “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he,” says Proverbs 23:7. But what if the heart tells you, you have outgrown your role, feel stagnant, are ready for change, yet you are unsure how different should look like? What if
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What would you do if money was not an object? Last week pupils at my sons’ school were asked to wear odd socks to celebrate that we all are unique. We talked about how each of us is special and one and only. Yet, some conversations over the last few weeks with women whom I
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WHEN YOU MAKE A CHOICE, WHAT DO YOU BASE IT ON? WHEN YOU FEEL SOMETHING IS MISSING, WHAT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE VOID? WHEN YOU FEEL CONFLICTED WHEN MAKING A DECISION, DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT TRIGGERS THE DISCOMFORT? Values influence the choices you make as well as how you feel after you had
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Think of an A4 sheet of paper. Or even better, grab one. Imagine it represents your work week time. Start drawing lines on it to divide the space and depict the tasks /activities you spend your time on. The cells sizes should be proportionate to the amount of time you spend on each of those
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Who holds the mirror for you? Where is your safe thinking space?While I am fighting my interruption habit, I stay intentional about it too. At times, with prior agreement, I interrupt clients to clarify the meaning of a word they used or to bring the conversation back to them. Every so often, I notice in
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I was invited once to a meeting with a smart, successful and inspirational leader. I was advised that should I get a chance to speak (it was a 1 on 1, 45 min meeting!), I should try to use the opportunity to test an idea we have been working on. The leader was articulate and
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Last week I wrote about the urge to interrupt and developing the habit of staying curious instead. This week I have been reflecting on those situations when nobody dares to interrupt, where people hold back, where “real” discussions happen outside of the meeting room. The situations where instead of everyone getting their turn to speak, a few rise
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