Episode 2: Clear the Clutter - The Power of Clarity Breaks
Episode 2
Clear the Clutter: The Power of Clarity Breaks
Episode Summary
Clarity breaks are essential for leaders, offering dedicated time away from daily tasks to think, reflect, and gain perspective. These breaks enhance decision-making, creativity, and focus while reducing stress. By scheduling regular clarity breaks in a distraction-free environment, leaders can transition from merely managing tasks to strategically improving their business and personal effectiveness.
Key Points:
The Importance of Clarity Breaks: they help leaders take a step back so they can generate ideas and solve problems.
Benefits of Clarity Breaks: Regularly taking Clarity Breaks can lead to better decision making, increased focus, enhanced creativity and reduced stress.
How to Implement Clarity Breaks: schedule them and go offsite somewhere, use pen and paper (no technology) and just write down your thoughts. You can review them later.
Resources
Blog Posts:
Video: Clarity Breaks
Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
The 4% Fix by Karma Brown
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About Jacquie:
Jacquie is the founder of Leadership and Life by Kayric Inc, where she blends the best of teaching, leadership, and the occasional The West Wing reference to help non-profits and small business build strong leaders and healthy teams. Utilizing DISC and The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive team, combined with teaching knowledge and experience, Jacquie strives to empower leaders with the skills no one taught them and to create teams who want to work together.
Formerly a junior high teacher (who loves teenagers), Jacquie brings a decade of classroom wisdom, ten years corporate training experience, a growth mindset, and a sprinkle of mild rebellion to her dynamic approach.
In her free time, Jacquie channels her passion for community improvement by volunteering with school councils, serving on non-profit boards, and generally finding ways to make her corner of the world a better place. You can also find her on the side of a soccer pitch, at Remedy Café or in her scrapbook room.