The further I dig into hybrid meetings, the more I’m wondering whether the contexts in which they are useful are really more limited than first thought.
Continue reading “Still Not a Fan”One Conversation All Boards Should Have
A brief but important post today about a conversation all boards need but few boards have:
“What do we mean by confidentiality?”
You may have a written non-disclosure agreement that Directors have signed, and/or a verbal affirmation that “what happens around the board table stays there,” but in real life, the interpretation of confidentiality expectations can vary widely.
Continue reading “One Conversation All Boards Should Have”Take it Slowly
It’s not easy to go slowly now to go quickly later.
Road construction.
Life with toddlers.
Teaching beginner-level anything.
Stakeholder engagement.
What about in your own work decisions and rhythms?
Continue reading “Take it Slowly”Hire for Adaptability
Have you experienced a moment of insight that felt like an accomplishment, then upon arrival someone with your best interest at heart says, “You’re still thinking too small. What’s past that step?”
I watched this happen in a recent group coaching conversation. In response to the question, “What would be an audacious step in your business?” someone said they wanted to be on Oprah’s Soul Sunday and another said they wanted to be on Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us podcast. I thought, “Wow — good for you!” until the leader said, “Oprah and Brené? They’ve been around awhile — who’s bigger and next?” Stttrrrrreeeetttttccchhhhhhh!
Continue reading “Hire for Adaptability”Invent or Improve?
When a process or product or idea isn’t working, do you want to tweak the design slightly or throw it out and start over?
This is a distinction I’m learning about through my work with the Adaptability Quotient tool. It’s an assessment that measures individual and team adaptability, and one of the results is an aggregate measure that reflects if a team prefers to approach adaptability through a lens of “utilize and improve” and/or “explore and transform.” The former will lead you to approach change systematically and build on existing solutions, whereas the latter would have you trying different ways of working and experimenting with newly invented solutions.
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