I haven’t blogged for 2 days. And this is technically not a blog. It’s a can’t-blog, won’t-blog, non-blog. When they say it’s ok not to be ok, I’m stretching that to include blogging. My brain feels a bit like it has nothing it it right now, you know? ………………………..
Today feels like a day of being in limbo. No the kind that comes with a sandy beach and cocktail umbrellas. The kind that has you wondering, waiting and worrying…………………
It’s tough to be motivated right now. COVID, lockdowns, terrorism, fascism, dark morning, wet days, early nights, need I go on?
As leaders how do we motivate people when so much of the challenges impacting motivation is out of our hands? Here are some thoughts………….
I’ve heard people refer to careers by portfolio as side hustles. But that makes me think of pick pockets and slight of hand con artists! So I’ll stick with ‘career by portfolio’. And as I type I realise how closely related this is to the idea of expert generalists…. So, bear with me…………………………..
Now that I’m not leaving my home very much, I’m finding that its function is expanding. I’m finding myself likening my home to a spaceship………………..
Twice this week I’ve had positive and kind comments. I’ve been really taken aback and surprised at such genuine kindness, forcing me to reflect and re-evaluate my self awareness……………….
When I wrote the definition of leader effectiveness in my thesis, I found that listing the good, positive, bright side as well as the bad, negative, dark side was really helpful in presenting a rounded definition of what it was and what it was not……………………
I’ve been thinking about specialism versus generalism for a while and today I stumbled on an article from Harvard Business review discussing the value of generalists in the world of research and development. The article talks about the benefit of generalist researchers who have a breadth of knowledge versus specialist researchers who have a depth of knowledge…………………
On the weekend I spent a few hours watching some of the presentations of the Jobs Reset Summit, hosted by the World Economic Forum. I caught a session on ‘A Vision for Leadership in the Great Reset’…..
The Friday Pulse has a Five Ways to Happiness at Work framework. Here are some of my thoughts connecting self awareness and leader effectiveness to the framework…