What We Think
You can’t pour from an empty cup. Fill up often.
– Julie Jakopic
What We Think
You can’t pour from an empty cup. Fill up often.
– Julie Jakopic
Lead Boldly Blog
What If Wednesday – What if ….we stop waiting?
I think a lot of us use waiting as a form of procrastination. I’ll do it when it stops raining. I’ll do it when quarantine ends. I’ll do it when I retire. I’ll do it when the kids are older. All that waiting is actually about postponing the decision. Then we can say...
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What If Wednesday – What if…it’s how you are not what you do?
I had a conversation this weekend about individual resilience. We tend to think about resilience as a thing you do – you bounce back from adversity. But according to Dictionary.com, there is another definition: the ability of a substance or object to spring back into...
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What If Wednesday – What if …. you could see me?
What if we could sit down and talk? What would you share? What might I share? This week I thought I’d share some of what I’m learning on the Monday zoom calls. What’s a challenge and what’s helping. And make a shameless plug – that you join us on Monday, all you have...
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What If Wednesday – What if….you keep your pants on?
Okay, that was a shameless nod to Zoom. And to the fact that most of us are rarely dressing our best these days, at least below the waist. I know I've done meetings in a blazer and sweat pants. And I'm not alone. Apparently, Will Reeves of ABC News did it this week....
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What If Wednesday – What if …. you haven’t a clue?
Really. What if you don't have a clue? Some days, I don't. Many in fact. Especially these days. I don't know when we won't be expected to stay home. I don't know when I'll get to hug the littles again. I don't know when there will be a vaccine. I don't know what our...
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What If Wednesday – What if …we default to trust?
I know it's hard. I hate heights but love parasailing. The view and freedom are amazing. But it is all about trust. Trusting the harness. Trusting the boat and the cable. Trusting those on the boat to send you up, guide the boat and bring you down safely. You can’t...
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What If Wednesday – What if …. we open up?
It feels like this week has been a year long. It's so tempting to hunker down and retreat. To contract. But I wonder if it is really a time to open up and expand. When we hunker down, we protect ourselves but we also lose connection, lose support, and lose the...
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What If Wednesday – What if …. it just sucks?
Yeah, I know. I'm usually positive. And in the long run I am. But today it's tough and unfortunately, it's going to get much worse before it gets better. Half of you are trying to support staff you have furloughed and save your businesses. The other half, are trying...
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What If Wednesday – What If….We Stop
If you are anything like me, when life gets crazy, you get moving. You solve problems. You start running, faster than before and it’s not like you were sitting still at the start. If you think of the pandemic like a weather disaster, at the beginning it's a mad dash...
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Monday morning
Good morning. I just wanted to say that. To let you know I hope you are well. Physically and emotionally safe and more. To remind you to take that deep breath and take care of yourself first, so you can lead and care for others. To remind you that while things are...
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What If Wednesday – What if…we just breathe
I had all kinds of ideas for this week. Crisis management. Remote work. Risk Management. But seriously, who wants to read that stuff this week? It’ll wait. Right now, just about everyone I know is feeling anxious – about COVID19, about kids being out of school, about...
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Be Well and Lead Well
One of the things I do is help leaders manage the mess, communicate in crisis and prepare to move forward. It's really critical that we all put facts over fear and practice good communication. Some of our leaders do this naturally. Not all. So here is a list, in...
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