Written by Arlo Belshee Does your team fail to meet or renegotiate commitments? In other words, do they struggle to be accountable? Do they struggle to make decisions? And then when you help them decide, do they continue to question the decision? This is common. And it is fixable. While we don’t see and feel … Continue reading Making it safe to be accountable!
Take power over your coping mechanisms.
Remember that relationship that was just so intense? When your partner or friend just would not let it go? That is usually the moment where “I’m going to get some air” … “just let me go out and have some thinking time” … or “I need some space.” That doesn’t mean the relationship is doomed; … Continue reading Take power over your coping mechanisms.
Stress can HELP me? Whaaaaaa?
For one tiny itty bitty moment, let’s think of stress as a relationship instead of an enemy. If you can imagine stress as something that could help you, what in the world does it do? Let’s be friends! Stress is a life-long relationship that you can’t ignore. By treating it like an enemy, it’s as … Continue reading Stress can HELP me? Whaaaaaa?
Who’s the Editor of Your Story?
In control. Powerful. Autonomous. These words represent our mindset and state of being when we are in a healthy relationship with stress. However, too often the words that represent the reality of our relationship with stress include “powerlessness”, “out of control”, and “helpless”. Worse, that sense of hopelessness is amplified by a desire to avoid … Continue reading Who’s the Editor of Your Story?
When the Word “stress” Becomes Stressful!
Just talking about stress can be exhausting. So it’s often easier to push through the day, put your feelings on a shelf, and tell yourself that you’re being a good adult. Adulting is hard work and there is a popular misconception around the importance of staying busy. Afternoons off are simply replacing one kind of … Continue reading When the Word “stress” Becomes Stressful!
Making Change Real and Sustainable
Organisations invest a lot in training. It is visible. It is measurable. There is clear ROI. But is there? Change is a necessary part of the competitive business, while stability is a necessary party of the human need. So leaders (in business) or just life initiates a change that is out of the individual’s control … Continue reading Making Change Real and Sustainable
Creating Resilience in Change
The start-up world celebrates experiments and failures as the fastest way to discover what actually works. It’s high energy, collaborative, disruptive … and fun. Up to this point, we are in a high state of learning. But THEN you find something that seems to really work for you. Things are falling into place! However, we … Continue reading Creating Resilience in Change