This past week, I was asked how Boards and other groups are faring without having met very often in person over the past several years. It’s an important question when it comes to making wiser decisions faster. Here are the highlights of my answer:
Continue reading “How are Groups Faring?”Five Ways to Take Some Pressure Off
“It all feels like too much.”
When you find yourself thinking this, or bravely speaking it aloud, it can be hard to remember what levers you have available to pull to make things feel more manageable. There are multiple pathways to ease the pressure.
Continue reading “Five Ways to Take Some Pressure Off”The Nature of the Challenge
I love puzzles. Logic problems, jigsaw puzzles, escape rooms — I’m in.
But my enjoyment of puzzles can lead me to treat some of life’s challenges as a puzzle when in fact they are not that kind of test. They do not have a right answer that is discoverable if I only look hard enough.
Continue reading “The Nature of the Challenge”Personal and Organizational Bucket Lists
I pay attention to what sticks with me after an event is over. As I mentioned last week, I recently attended ICF’s Converge 2023 conference, and the core message from the session I attended on the final morning has resonated since: goal setting is often as motivational as goal achievement.
Continue reading “Personal and Organizational Bucket Lists”Thinning Seedlings
Have you ever planted beets?
I have, several times. They rarely thrive. Why? Because I can’t bear to thin out the seedlings as dramatically as the seed package says I should. I’m supposed to pull out more than half of my perfectly healthy sweet little plants and just toss them aside??! Too painful. So, I usually pull out a few, and hope for the best. The result? Crowded beets. Delicious, but tiny. Quantity over quality.
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