This Ain’t My First Rodeo
Our expertise might be a problem. Expertise doesn’t just give you knowledge – it gives you a script. And the most dangerous thing about a script, is that you stop noticing you’re reading from one. Instead we need to lean into our curiosity and practice intellectual humility.
Make it their problem
When people see how they can contribute, and that their contribution matters, they can start to fall in love with it too.
Procrastinate Later – The Upside of Procrastination
Procrastination is not always a bad thing. Strategic Procrastination provides advantages such as incubation and the second-mover advantage.
The Meeting About The Meeting
Sometimes the most crucial decision you can make is to decide what type of decision is needed?
Warning Signs – Hidden in plain sight
Life will never stop throwing you curveballs, but… if you are prepared you can throw a curveball right back.
Deliberately Awkward
Being deliberately awkward is about pursuing discomfort in effort to learn and grow. Deliberately seeking opportunities and situations that are beyond your comfort zone and viewing this discomfort as a sign of progress. We need to be brave enough to make mistakes and have the courage to embrace the uncertainty that goes with that.
Are you a good listener?
Are you a good listener? Most people think they are, in fact 96% of people across studies claim to be good listeners. Fact is, most of us are good “responders”. We listen in order to respond. We should try to listen down to the last word.
The Curious Rabbit Hole
The curious rabbit hole is filled with new connections to be made, ideas to be hatched and unique facts to build upon. Allowing ourselves to be open to what might be, ready to discover and uncover something new and fresh, excited by possibilities, and not simply seeking to confirm what we already know to be true – that can be where true learning occurs.
Curious out loud
When we are curious we are present and open minded, we do not rely on assumptions, we are humble and willing to learn, we have a desire to understand and a sense of wonder.
When we are “curious out loud “with another person or a group it can be a non-threatening way to provide feedback, question an idea or process, or explore what others are thinking.
Think Inside The Box
“Think outside the box” is what we shout in team meetings and from stages but… is that really what we want from our employees…? Yes, sometimes. And other times… we want our employees to take ownership of their role, their project, or their department. We want them to...
“Business moves
too fast
to be scripted.”
Jennifer Spear
Time left to make an impact this year.
New opportunities await in 2026...
