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When you hear the term “design thinking,” do you picture a group of people at a research institute or lab — creating the next great technology product? Before reading Tim Brown’s book, Change By Design , I did! Afterward, I now understand that design thinking is not just applicable to the think tan...
Did you know the most senior sailor on a nuclear submarine will back up the most junior sailor in an emergency? It certainly was a surprise to Jeff Akin, a U.S. submarine veteran and a guest on my podcast, Deep Leadership . When Jeff was a young sailor training to be a helmsman on the USS La Jolla...
Good leaders always stay updated with the most efficient techniques to get the work done. They become a go-getter or a go-in-between whenever necessary! They are entrepreneurs of meaning and architects of collaboration. In a survey by the Center for Creative Leadership of 128 senior-level executives...
Key takeaways: Sports promote, teaches and fosters valuable leadership skills and lessons for both participants and spectators. Resiliency is a key ingredient for finding success as a leader in difficult situations. “So what, now what” : a game-changing mindset for leaders. The phrase “so what, now ...
Key Takeaways: Organizations should ensure that managers understand the benefits of informal learning and the various forms it can take. Organizations should play an active role in facilitating employees’ informal learning in the workplace. Because of the unpredictable and changing nature of work, e...
Key Takeaways: Evaluate the current state of your schedule Consider the intentions for your work Commit to time alone as a way to recalibrate For many leaders, each moment of their day is booked solid and they may feel pressure to take early meetings, squeeze in calls over lunch, take late meetings ...
A recent study by Gallup found that only three out of 10 people surveyed felt strongly that their management/organization truly values their opinion. Do you feel that your organization values your opinion? If you answered no or not confident that the answer is yes, or even if you can answer yes, yo...
Key Takeaways: Foresight is a dynamic skill that is critical to organizational agility. For leaders to successfully carry out a vision, they must develop foresight and prepare for various scenarios. Strategic foresight can be practiced through exercises like scenario planning. In today’s day and age...
Sports bring a wide range of emotions and feelings. Athletes are faced with a constant stream of them that change drastically in and out of competition. Emotions vary a lot, but they all stem from five main feelings: happiness, sadness, anger, fear and shame. Athletes often face all five during a s...
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” —Viktor E. Frankl No one becomes a leader of anything without enduring difficult times. We all fall short of goals sometimes or face uncertainti...
