Most of our limitations are rooted in the narrative we tell ourselves
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It is the stories you tell yourself that are capping your (and mine) potential Read more...
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Punctuation Refresher
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An image showing the basic rules of Punctuation Read more...
Grief and leadership
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Check my previous article 2 articles 1 and 2 to get some context. Don’t worry they are short. We all work with other people, and sometimes we manage or lead them too. In those times of lockdown and working-from-home, it is essential, when doing a 1-to-1, for example, to take into account that not everyone is at the same phase of grief as you. If you are the leader, it is part of your job to be resilient and pulling everyone else out of the tunnel. Read more...
Covid and grief
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Continuing on the inspiration of yesterday I want to remind every person reading that YOU have lost something, more than one thing maybe, during this last year of lockdown and working-from-home. Force yourself to stop! Stop the spiral of things to do, and think about where you are on the journey to grief for each loss. You will be a step forward being a stronger and better person. PS: I highly recommend to do a mental health training which is part of the inspiration for this article. Read more...
Do you know the connection between resilience and grief?
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When we lose something important, there is a natural process that is the same for everyone and that I call the 8 phases of grief. The 8 phases of grieving: Shock, Denial, Frustration, Depression, Acceptance , Connecting with meaning and purpose, Decision, Integration Persons that manage to go through all the phases fast have resilience. Let me repeat, resilience is simply the capacity to “get over it”. From the outside resilient people will rebound, be determined, courageous and able to adapt. Read more...
Smartness and employees
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Your employees are smart, that is why you hired them, so treat them that way Read more...
One liner for over thinkers
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The over planners just take longer to fail. - from Creativity Inc. Read more...
What happens with a good idea with a mediocre team?
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From the book: “Creativity Inc.” If you give a good idea to a mediocre team they will screw it. If you give a mediocre idea to a brilliant team, they will either fix it or throw it away and come up with something better. Read more...
100 posts per page
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To simplify I have now put 100 articles on each page to simplify the search of past articles. Read more...
No more facebook
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For your info, my facebook account is not fully deleted, so if you cannot find me anymore, it is normal. This decision was finalised (I was thinking about it for a while) after watching The Social Dilemma on Netflix. https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/the-film/ Read more...