From time to time, we like to share ideas and food for thought on different aspects of leadership and team development. The goal is to spur your thinking, and maybe even your actions, so that you can continue your journey of being a better leader and teammate.
Today’s topic is dedicated to one strategy that surprised me in how well it helped me navigate the space of maybe. The inspiration comes from personal experience, but don’t worry, I’ve included some useful ways you can apply it to your world at work too.
What always hits home for me about the process of learning and unlearning is that it mostly boils down to editing. What stays and what gets cut? Where do I need to embrace new ideas and what habits, behaviors, mindsets do I need to let go of because they no longer serve me?
A lot of what I’ve been reading is related to reflection and goal setting, it is that time of year after all. An intriguing idea in one of those blog posts was the argument to throw out your new year’s resolutions and replace them with Chris Brogan’s three words exercise.
If you have smiled every time Mary Berry delighted in taking a bite while calling it “scrummy” (short for scrumptious) or giggled each moment Mel and Sue counted down “On your marks…Get Set…Bake!”, this musing is for you.
A while back, I read an article talking about the growth of LowSodium subreddits. New spaces have emerged where gaming communities engage in debate and discussion with positivity and optimism (vs negative toxicity). With all the maddening things happening in our world right now, I can see why it is a growing trend.
I remember watching Conan O’Brien’s farewell speech last year and something he said always stuck with me: “Try and do what you love with people you love. And if you can manage that, it’s the definition of heaven on earth.”
The first few weeks in January is always an interesting time of year. Many of us have jumped into the New Year full of intentions to make positive changes, both small and large. Health goals, professional goals, and everything in between. The promise of new and different is in the air and it feels good.
Halloween is almost here. Cool weather, fall colors, and best of all…scary movies. I’m talking about heart pounding, make-you-jump-off-of-the-couch kind of movies that fill you with dreadful delight. So of course, I was inspired to write about one of the scariest, but most important leadership actions a person can take: asking for feedback.
MTV is 40 years old!
40.
Years.
Old.
How did that happen? Just yesterday I was desperately trying to replicate the dance moves of Madonna, wishing I could sing like Pat Benatar, and daydreaming about being the next Martha Quinn.
The trailer for season 2 of Ted Lasso dropped a few weeks ago! /happydance
It reminded me of a question I posed in my (6) Lasso Leadership Lessons | LinkedIn article, which you may want to skim again before reading on. I asked, can Ted Lasso-like leadership win or do you need a little bit of “jerk” in you to be an effective leader?
This picture is hanging up in my home, and I have been looking at it every day for the past year. Some days it taunted me. Other days it scared me. But mostly, it inspired me. Here we go…I have started my own company. Welcome to Leadership Enthusiast!
Last summer when we were in the thick of 2020’s icky-ness (it’s a word!), Jim and I discovered Ted Lasso on Apple+. What a joy! So much heart and positivity. It was exactly what we needed at that time.
Be awkward, brave, and kind. This is how Brene Brown, a fierce female leader and someone who inspires me regularly, signs off her weekly podcast, Unlocking Us. Few words have 'got' me like these. So simple, but also so complex.
