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Who Makes You Smile?

July 5, 2020 By Tom Mungavan Leave a Comment

When you are around happy and funny people it is easier to be happy. Even a sunny day after several cloudy days can put a smile on my face.

Our Energy as a Leader is Contagious.

Leaders who have confidence even facing difficulty will nurture confidence in others. It needs to be rational confidence. But every cloud has a silver lining that can be called out.

One of my Asian clients was discussing the multiple challenges the US is facing. He said, “The United States always finds a way. Remember the 1980’s when people thought Japan was going to become a larger economy than the USA?” He provided perspective.

We have learned that many people can work well at home and sometimes better. We will forever restructure how work gets done based on what we have learned.

Look for Opportunity

Help your team look for change opportunities. I heard an applicable anonymous quote: “When option ‘A’ fails, there are 25 more letters left in the alphabet.”

Be a carrier of the positive energy virus. Wait you say – you are running low on your tank? Of course. That is why it is important to take care of yourself so you can help others. Who gives you positive energy. Do you have movies that make you laugh? Do you take care of yourself first? It is essential.

Forgive Yourself and Others

We will all make mistakes. We all have losses. Getting knocked down is a part of life right now. Just get back up and do the next right thing.

Forgive yourself and forgive others. Forgiveness is not avoiding consequences – they still need to be applied. It releases negative energy to do the next right thing.

The Choice

June 20, 2020 By Tom Mungavan Leave a Comment

P&G is stepping up their efforts to advance equality for all people, and especially, right now, for Black Americans who face racism, bias, and brutality.

“Where are we to go?
“How are we to respond when we are shown over and over that our lives do not matter?
“Our lives matter.
“Being white in America is not needing to state your life matters.
“And when your life matters, you have power.
“Now is the time to use it.
“Not being racist is not enough.
“Now is the time to be anti-racist.
“Words and feelings are not enough.
“Now is the time to take action.
“Read. Listen. Donate. Plan. March. Vote. Speak out.
“Step in. Step up.
“How you use your power is a choice.
“Choose action over observation.
“Choose progress over perfection.”

Apology

June 2, 2020 By Carol Keers Leave a Comment

The heartbreaking coverage of the horrific events of the last week also included a lot of bad apologies. Here are three (courtesy of Adam Grant):

  1. The “if-pology” – “I’m not saying I did it, but if I did, I would be really sorry.”
  2. The “no-fault apology” – “Sure, I did something wrong, but I didn’t know it was wrong at the time.”
  3. The “un-pology” – “My apology was genuine, but I didn’t really do the thing I apologized for, so I hereby deny it.”

We all know a fake apology when we hear it. And we’ve heard a lot of them lately. Next week, look for three ways to give a maturely authentic apology.

Executive presence tip – Carol Keers

Flatten the Curve

May 19, 2020 By Carol Keers Leave a Comment

Our daughter, Kate, is a terrific nurse in Los Angeles. She is finishing her Masters of Nursing to become a nurse practitioner. She inspires us with her commitment, courage plus compassion.

She told us the healthcare workers really feel supported with all the appreciation being expressed. She said what healthcare workers appreciate even more is:

Social distancing and being careful so we can flatten the curve.

Executive presence tip – Carol Keers

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