focus – balance

Leading in Different Times #2: Reinforce Clarity

This is the second in a series of Play notes about leading well during different times such as this one. “This not […]

Many of us fall prey to drama at work and in life. When I raise the alarm, call out the failings, or […]

Focusing on what’s wrong is such an easy trap to fall into, good leader. Most people focus too much on the negative. […]

Just look at everything we have to do. -Every leader Though there is so much to do, fix, and improve (and we […]

…we will only succeed in perpetuating it (or something like it). In other words, we will never solve a problem by complaining […]

If we focus on something we don’t like (especially if we go on about what’s wrong with it and why we don’t […]

Ever wonder what it will take for our ship to come in, for us to be finally more calm, for things to […]

Worry (or, more mildly, concern) binds us. It keeps us overly focused on avoiding what could go wrong. This limits the time and […]

When we notice something right, we can encourage more of it by focusing on it. Appreciating people’s good work, for example, sets […]

Get clear on the what and the why. The how, who, and when will become silly simple. Any focus on the who, […]