In the area of leadership, the landscape has transformed significantly, reflecting major shifts in philosophy since the 1980s and 1990s.
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Fail better? I’d never heard that phrase before I first read about it in Michael Bungay Stanier’s book: The Coaching Habit. But as I read it, I put stars beside it and made a note to reflect on it, and it’s been swirling around my brain for the past few months.
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I was reading a book the other night: The 4% Fix and came across this passage:
“Have you ever had a brilliant idea or solved what felt like an unsolvable problem in the shower, or just before falling asleep, or maybe when you’re sitting alone in nature? The quietness and stillness of your mind during these types of activities allow for thought processes that couldn’t get through the noise before.” (Karma Brown pp. 195-6)
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I’m reading Howard Behar’s Book It’s Not About the Coffee (Howard was a senior executive at Starbucks who worked closely with Howard Schultz, founder, and whose focus was always the people and culture). I actually saw him speak at a conference a few years ago and his talk was titled, “It’s About the People” which fits my belief about a people-centric focus too.
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I was having one of many recent conversations with a friend when she asked me an interesting question about why I attended this one group of which I was a member. She questioned whether it was to make systemic change and I sheepishly replied, “yes” as I thought it felt right, but also figured it probably was not if she was asking me the question.
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I was researching for the leadership course I teach and I found a list of 7 essential questions when coaching or making a decision.
Question number 5: ”If I say yes to this, what am I saying no to?”
It hit me like a ton of bricks as I had a tendency to say yes without really considering the cost of that yes.
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