“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything” (Thomas Sowell) I came out of a brilliant meeting yesterday. It was15 minutes long. I knew in advance that my boss was short of time, so to make the meeting go well I did a few things that helped: I referred to the… Read More Seeking attention . . .
I was recently privileged to be included in a new author’s planning session, where together we threw around title ideas for a good couple of hours. It was a wonderfully creative moment and I left feeling completely humbled by being given the opportunity to do this. And more than this … a reminder of two big life… Read More You won’t know ’til you try . . .
Recently at work I spent what might be turn out to be 90 of the most valuable minutes I’ve ever spent thinking about project planning. As a big picture, high intuition, high extravert preference, experiential learner person (I know, we’re a nightmare for the sensing, thinker, aren’t we?), planning and detail aren’t my default position… Read More I need a plan . . .
A new job and the change that forced led me recently to examine my coaching practices, to adapt what I’d already done for years to a new context, and to reflect on what I wanted to achieve. The truth? Familiarity with my old job and its people had cosseted me (gratefully) inside a very happy and… Read More Outside the bubble . . .
Making lists, writing goals, aims, outcomes, objectives; considering pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses; planning, problem-solving, making decisions. Sound familiar? Each of us, surely, at some time in our life, has been faced with needing to weigh up options, to consider risks, to try to better understand where we want to go next … to… Read More Like a kid in a sweet shop?
No. 4 in my Note to self series. Print if off, cut it out, keep it close.
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