I know that most people (including me) fall short of our intentions because we just don’t have the time. Well, time to reconsider! Here is the the story of Malcolm Jenkins over the 2017 football season. In short, he is a: Super Bowl bound defensive starter, new father, league leader and social activist. And yes… performing at a high level in all areas. This quick read is a profile in one man’s commitment, hard-work and effectiveness. Click on photo to load the story.
Making decisions and managing bias
Facing a big decision? This article does a great job of summarizing the biases you are almost certainly unaware of. The article also provides help on getting aware, getting more info and getting together to make a better decision. Click here for the article: Beyond Bias from strategy+business
A great commencement address…
Both inspirational and funny!! If you ever thought about what things bring meaning to life, here are 9 ideas delivered with sincerity and humor. Really worth watching.
When and how to leave w/o another job…
A good article on when and how to leave a job — even if you don’t have another job lined up…
Current research on finding jobs…
This just in from HBR… New research on the best way to find a job moves from “weak ties” (as in friends of your friends) to having solid working relationships with your colleagues.
HBR: Friend of a friend is no longer the best way to find a job
Dialogue
Some really good tips to stay in collaborative dialogue no matter what the topic…
https://hbr.org/2017/05/8-ways-to-get-a-difficult-conversation-back-on-track?referral=00563&cm_mmc=email-_-newsletter-_-daily_alert-_-alert_date&utm_source=newsletter_daily_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert_date&spMailingID=17287534&spUserID=MzM2Nzc0NzMw
Being you despite yourself!
A good article that while focused on authenticity, really outlines a process that applies to all kids of behavior changes.
Put another way… some recommended actions that help you change the things you do so you can be more you.
Leaders moving from performance management to coaching and feedback
If you are interested in knowing more about the shift from performance management to coaching, the October 2016 issue of the HBR has an excellent article by Peter Capelli and Anna Tavis titled: “The Performance Management Revolution.” I am attaching a link to the article (but not sure if a subscription is required). Click here for HBR: The Performance Management Revolution.
The article provides historical context, reasons for moving towards coaching, best practices for coaching, and challenges still faced by organizations. This is a very well written and very informative article. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful.
-Mario
Easy and good framework for leadership
I was reading S+B and came across this article (originally published in trainingmag.com. I found it a useful and easy framework for leaders who want to develop their teams and improve results. I especially like that one of the focal areas in the model is the work environment. In this model the work environment extends all the way to the connections between the leaders and team members/stakeholders. In my experience, this focal area is important and often a blind spot to leaders, who are either blind to its importance or blind to how to achieve it.
A Leadership Model That Leads to Winning Results (from trainingmag.com)
Stress, diet and health
Interesting article on the impact of stress relative to diet. Also interesting to see antidotes to stress that work for people that have difficulty with meditation.