Tag: considerations

Embracing Curiosity: Boosting Effectiveness Daily

Stay curious as you walk and work through the day. Invite curiosity into your regular activity and watch for little things.

Who seems to be guiding or influencing the project or people?

What are the small things they’re doing that increase or decrease their effectiveness?

How are they increasing or decreasing the suffering around them?

Reflections And Considerations

“I do not really think that for any man valuable ‘criticism’ is usually to be attained hot on the spot: it is then too mixed with mere reaction. Let us listen again more patiently.”

J.R.R. Tolkien in a letter to C.S. Lewis regarding criticisms Tolkien had made of a piece of Lewis’ work.
  1. Reflection: Where do you need to listen again more patiently to valuable criticism you’ve been given?
  2. Language I love: in preparation for an upcoming presentation a teammate asked to meet with me prior to “calibrate”. I hadn’t heard the term used in this way before and it gave me a new appreciation for the shared desire for excellence we have in our work. 
  3. Be Visionary: A leader’s vision will tell them what they are NOT going to do as much as what they ARE going to do. Vision clarity gives a leader clear boundaries and momentum for decision-making.
  4. Podcast The Could Change You: MINUTES ON MASTERY – features simple insights from the Finding Mastery Podcast with high-performance psychologist Michael Gervais and world-leading performers in sports, the arts, and business.