Sunday, December 10th, 2017
Whenever I am in need of something inspiring to read, I can always turn to the Twitter feed of my tribe for suggestions. Sunday, I found Rebecca Elvy's reference to Gordon Tredgold's 10 Simple Expectations That Great Teams Have of Their Leaders. Leaders are always very good at telling what they expect from other people. How about turning it around and telling people what they can expect from their leader? (And thereafter walking the talk - it's not that difficult...) And this text is a great place to start.
Monday, December 11th, 2017
Monday, I continued in Rebecca Elvy's feed, and had the pleasure of her own 10 Things Every Leader Needs to Learn the Hard Way. Rebecca has a point when she claims that some things you can learn from books, some things you just have to learn the hard way. But by listing these things here, she actually gives us a chance to prepare - before the way gets hard and we make the mistakes ourselves.
Tuesday, December 12th, 2017
Lolly Daskal ends up on my reading list again this week, this time with her piece on The Honest Truth About Teams. Often, we are putting in much effort to creating the perfect team - and it is important to remember the takeaways from this text: There will never be a perfect team, because teams are, after all, made up of imperfect people. But when teams are given the tools to truly collaborate, they can create true excellence.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017
Also for leaders, it is not what you say that establishes standards. It's what you do.
On this basis, it is interesting that Scott Cochrane inspired me to read the Do You Lead by Example? by Frank Sonnenberg. The post holds a brilliant list of 30 ways in which you can lead by example.
"Be the first to give rather than the first to take", "Earn trust and respect rather than demanding it," just to name a couple of them.
Grand total: 30 nice patterns to implement as practice - rather than just preaching.
On this basis, it is interesting that Scott Cochrane inspired me to read the Do You Lead by Example? by Frank Sonnenberg. The post holds a brilliant list of 30 ways in which you can lead by example.
"Be the first to give rather than the first to take", "Earn trust and respect rather than demanding it," just to name a couple of them.
Grand total: 30 nice patterns to implement as practice - rather than just preaching.
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
Some part of me always wanted to write a book, but I don't really know where to find the time. In Writing a book: where NOT to find the time, Wally Bock at least tells me where NOT to go to find the time.
But maybe, I actually should find the time to read more of the entries tagged with Writing a Book on Wally Bock's fascinating blog.
But maybe, I actually should find the time to read more of the entries tagged with Writing a Book on Wally Bock's fascinating blog.
Friday, December 15th, 2017
I am not that much into hate - but among the few things I really hate is boredom. I hate being bored, because it is a waste of time, and because I think that it should be possible to reach various degrees of enthusiasm about most things. Therefore, I was happy to find Barbara Oakley's How to Get Excited About Topics That Bore You - as I hope this will help me becoming less bored.
Saturday, December 16th, 2017
Meetings are always an interesting topic, because so much time is lost in unneccessary, unfocused or poorly managed meetings. This Saturday, I ran across Julie Winkle Giulioni's advice in Making the Most of Meetings - there are good points to be taken here.
It is funny, how I feel the excitement build up over the week, as the list of readings is slowly filled, ending up on Sunday morning, when it is time to send out the list and start over again.
As always, I hope the above has been able to inspire you in your reading, and even though Christmas is drawing near with busy days for everyone, I hope you'll find time to stay tuned for seven new things next week.
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