Great leaders share success and let others shine
One of the biggest turnoffs for just about anyone at work, is to be around a leader who takes all the credit. It’s very…
Category: Motivation
“Dead Wood” Employees
This article was originally posted on November 9, 2016, and has been updated. “I’m done.” If an employee is telling you this, it means she…
Resilience and Optimism as Leadership Competencies – Be Resilient and optimistic!
Two great competencies for an executive are resilience and optimism. Is that you? Are you a resilient executive? Because in order to be…
Key Leadership Traits: The ability to Take Risks
SHRM defined one of the most important competencies in leading organizations as taking risk. The ability to risk. Without question, we want to be conscious…
Three Ways To Have More Fun At Work
“It’s not fun anymore”… words I was not expecting to hear from the CEO of a highly successful enterprise. Was he referencing the state of…
Three Characteristics Of A Winning Locker Room Culture
It’s no secret that Donald Trump’s reference to “locker room talk” during last year’s presidential campaign ignited a great deal of debate and social media…
It’s Not You, It’s Me. Four Reasons Why Some Leaders Need to Look In The Mirror
“Mirror Mirror on the Wall. Who’s the Fairest of Them All?” And the Wicked Queen would wait for the magic mirror’s expected response: “My Queen, you…
Three ways we kill our creativity
I recently had the opportunity to take Cayden, my eight year-old grandson, to a hockey game. Fortunately for me he loves watching hockey as much as I do. As we walked into the arena, Cayden immediately noticed all the merchandise for sale. He asked the salesperson how much a “Number 33” jersey would cost, knowing that the price would far exceed his (or grandma’s) budget. He’d already pictured himself wearing one with pride, whether we attended a game or watched on TV. What he didn’t realize was the fact that I already had a “plan b” in the works to purchase one elsewhere. As we took our seats a few minutes later, Cayden said: “It’s OK, Grandma. You don’t have to worry about buying me a jersey. Santa is going to bring me one.” I savoured the moment, having no intentions of shattering Cayden’s imagination. Santa would deliver!
Sadly, for many of us, our curiosity and magical sense of wonder begins to diminish as we age. We become more risk-averse and find ourselves accepting the opinions of others who dismiss our ideas as foolish. In short, we kill our creativity in three specific ways:
Forget New Years Resolutions: Start With Your Mindset
As we reflect on the events of the past twelve months, we are inundated with advice regarding New Years Resolutions, why they fail and what…