Managing stress is an essential part of life these days. And sleep is the number one thing we can do to keep ourselves resilient and capable of managing the difficulties of life (of which there are many!). But the tricky thing is that we have to manage stress enough so we can get that sleep we critically need in order to manage the stressors in life.
Learning stand-alone coaching skills is not enough. Leaders also need to know how to integrate these skills alongside more task-oriented skills like project management.
It’s more complex, but it is possible to do both, despite some people thinking they are either task or people focused.
We are attuned to our expectations; it’s in our brains’ wiring. Anticipation of a positive outcome supplies us with dopamine that motivates and keeps us engaged.
When our expectations are not met, we become disappointed as our dopamine is depleted which robs us motivation and even attention. Along with other chemical changes, this dynamic can lead to despair and disfunction and thus we launch into a downward spiral: mistake, self-criticism, despair, becoming de-skilled leading to more mistakes and down the rabbit hole we go.
We need to adapt our training efforts and learning programmes to meet the current needs of learners.
This will mean more online learning; but let’s not abandon the incredible benefits of learning together.
Being around complainers can be tiring and dispiriting. But sometimes there are important messages that complainers are trying to convey, even if they do it unskillfully.
If you can help unpick what they are trying to contribute and help communicate better, you could save a lot of frustration and improve your team at the same time.
We usually celebrate success when we reach a final outcome, like earning a certain degree, getting the dream job or promotion, stating the business, selling the business, or finishing the marathon.
But so much goes into those goals and we often overlook the small things we do every day because we’re not “there” yet. But we are earning the way. And all of those steps deserve recognition.
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