During COVID, I remember coaching leaders not to open a meeting with some variation of “I know we’d rather be meeting in person, but here we are…” (or any sentence containing the word “pivot”). It immediately sucked out of the room whatever little energy was left. The tone of scarcity was set.
Continue reading “An Uncomfortable Both/And”You’re Not Doing It Wrong
My clients are high achieving people who are used to mastering most things quickly and being good at what they do.
When they are in the midst of transitions, personally or organizationally, they are often surprised by two things:
Continue reading “You’re Not Doing It Wrong”Too Busy Not to Stop
If you are navigating some choppy waters right now, the first thing you probably need to do is stop to get your bearings.
When we’re in a challenging season, our thoughts are often moving at warp speed. What we most need is to slow things down.
Ironically, our brain is likely screaming at us to do the opposite.
Continue reading “Too Busy Not to Stop”Adaptability’s Dark Side
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that I’m highly in favour of people learning to be more adaptable. Adaptability a skillset that prepares us for whatever the future requires.
I’m a fan.
Except when adaptability is used as an excuse for poor communication or follow through.
Continue reading “Adaptability’s Dark Side”Adjust the Dial
I’ve been thinking about real-life use cases for adaptability.
One is knowing when and how much to “adjust the dial” when something you’ve been doing needs to change.
A friend of mine recently had her first baby, and this weekend we talked about the seismic adjustment of being fully responsible for another human being. I commented that you need to learn constant vigilance when the baby is born, and you need to unlearn it during the emptying nest phase. Dial up, dial down. Both require adaptability.
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