—————– #52 Books – How to Change the World: Change Management 3.0 Format: Softcover Booklet Jurgen Appelo has taken 4 common models and combined them into what he calls a “supermodel.” Dance with the System – PDCA or Plan, Do, Check, Act Mind the People – AKDAR or Ability, Knowledge, Desire, Awareness, and Reinforcement Stimulate […]
How to Eliminate Noise
Michael Hyatt and his daughter Megan, in a recent Lead to Win podcast on the Cost of Overwork, observed that current technologies have made this an incredibly noisy world. The whole podcast is worth a listen (or read – I linked to the transcript above). However, what struck me wasn’t the cost of overwork (high), it was […]
The Window of Tolerance
The concept of Window of Tolerance is a useful one to help us understand why we feel so stressed in today’s working environments. The original theory comes from Childhood Development. I’ve observed the same behaviors in adults as well. Also, many of the same solutions. Are the environments you are creating around yourself safe or […]
So How’s That Working For Ya?
The dreaded question. Anyone who has spent time with business coaches has heard this one. It comes out when the coach has identified one of your blind spots. A pattern of behavior that isn’t working. And you don’t see it. OR you are holding onto it for dear life because it is familiar. I hated […]
#52books The Spark, The Flame, and The Torch
#52 Books – The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch:Inspire Self. Inspire Others. Inspire the World. (Amazon affiliate link) Format: Kindle “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it” Ernest Holmes Lance Secretan argues that we are now seeing in our economy and our workspaces exactly what we […]
Flow-Friendly Environments
These are Csikszentmihaly’s 8 Characteristics of Flow We can influence environment We cannot MAKE someone experience Flow. They have to do that for themselves. I think we approach many of our change initiatives the wrong way. We seem to be focused on changing behavior. We don’t ask whether what we are doing is going to help […]
#52books The Phoenix Project
View on Instagram http://ift.tt/2EW7Rsk ——— #52books – The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win Format: Kindle It’s a luxury to sit and consume a book in one sitting. Having the time to do that is half of it. Finding a book you can’t put down is the other. Gene […]
The Step Before the SMART Goal
I’ve noticed that people sometimes resist creating SMART goals. That resistance strengthens the less certain they are about whether that goal (or even getting things headed in the right direction) is achievable. I’m thinking there could be an in-between step. Over ten years ago, I found myself carrying about 25 pounds more than I usually […]
The Whirlwind
In The 4 Disciplines of Execution, the authors talk about the whirlwind – or “your day job.” As I read the book, I had a nagging thought… I think they are letting executives off the hook. Why aren’t they asking what the executives are willing to give up to go after the wildly important goal? Conversations […]
#52books The 4 Disciplines of Execution
View on Instagram http://ift.tt/2GOUxqp ———- #52 Books – The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals Format: Kindle There will always be more good ideas than the capacity to implement. I’m tempted to stick this quote on the back of my business card. ——————————- Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling and Jim Stuart […]
