Sam Cooke’s syrupy voice packs a punch both in your gut and in your heart. His plaintiff lyrics to “A Change is Gonna Come” include: It's been a longA long time coming, but I knowA change gon' comeOh yes, it will Change. Love it, hate it or somewhere in between, change is with us … [Read more...] about A change is gonna come; what songs can teach us about handling change
Two weeks ago I shared an invitation to my monthly Learning and Development Roundtable: Six skills to help you manage change. I started my post with “You’ve made your new year’s resolutions, you’ve been back at work for a month or so now and everything is ticking along smoothly. Your … [Read more...] about Discover ways to motivate yourself that work specifically for you Part two
Last week, I shared an invitation to my monthly Learning and Development Roundtable: Six skills to help you manage change. I started my post with “You’ve made your new year’s resolutions, you’ve been back at work for a month or so now and everything is ticking along smoothly. Your … [Read more...] about Discover ways to motivate yourself that work specifically for you
Kudos and congrats on making it through another topsy-turvy year! You’re still standing. And that deserves a high five (or two)! Whether you’re starting 2023 on fumes, with an empty gas tank and a furrowed, worried brow, or with vigour, motivation, and excitement (or somewhere in … [Read more...] about My 2023 wishes for you, one for every month
Yet another trial-by-fire kind of year it was. Sometimes hanging on by a wire, sometimes we got down …. but …. you and me - we took a look at the person in the mirror - and with the moon’s shadow at our back and the wind of change swirling about - we stood back up and delivered. I don’t … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
Grit, or your level of persistence in the face of challenges, is a wonderful thing. Truly. Your GQ - or grit quotient - is a key factor in your success. It means the difference between giving up at the faintest whiff of a challenge or persisting and breaking through barriers. Grit is … [Read more...] about Get your grit on (but know grit is not the same thing as banging your head against the wall!)
I wrote to you two weeks ago aboard a UN plane bound for Mogadishu, Somalia. I was working there with a UN agency for most of the week, facilitating a multi-stakeholder meeting. In preparation, I read a lot of background documents. And I came across this, new to me, concept of T.C.O., which … [Read more...] about Consider T.C.O. (Total cost of ownership) next time you’re trying to make a decision, part two
I’m writing this aboard a UN plane bound for Mogadishu, Somalia once again. I’ll be working there with a UN agency for most of the week, facilitating a multi-stakeholder meeting. Fluffy white clouds obscure the drought below. Soon we’ll be landing on a thin stretch of land between an arid … [Read more...] about Consider T.C.O. (Total cost of ownership) next time you’re trying to make a decision, part one
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The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
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There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
