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The Drag of Over-Planning: When Your Map Anchors You
It’s a great feeling when things go as planned, isn’t it? The perfect roadmap, the seamless execution, the predictable outcome. The satisfaction of hitting the bullseye. And when things don’t go as planned? Well, it’s just not a bullseye. But what if the very act of meticulously planning is the force that prevents you from…
Embracing the Flux: Lessons from Life at Sea
As creators, organizational leaders, or business owners, we often strive for stability and predictability in our businesses and personal lives. However, the reality is that change is the only constant. Living on land, it’s easy to get caught up in the idea that things are permanent and unchanging. We surround ourselves with structures that have…
AI To Replace the Workforce?
AI is set to replace 16% of the US workforce by 2030. 16% may not sound like much, but in 2023 numbers, that’s over 25 million people without work or in need of new training and help with career pivots! With a number that big, here are some of the opportunities for those who have…
Embracing Change as the Currency of Life
Change is a constant in life. Often, change can be intimidating or uncomfortable. Believe me, I know. In the past 5 years, I’ve changed from school administrator to full-time digital nomad. My areas of expertise went from designing curricula and supporting teachers to traveling oceans and helping schools and small businesses find new horizons for…
Why Results Aren’t the End Result
Point A: Teach someone how to do something. Point Z: Expect them to get results. Everything A-Z looks like failure because that’s the learning curve – that’s where growth happens. That’s also where mistakes and failure occur. This is why results aren’t the end result. Instead, the growth and discovery process should be the end…
The Psychology of a Landscape Scale Crisis
In yesterday’s post, I posited that a landscape scale crisis brings us the gift of a compass. But that’s not the whole story. In fact, there’s a psychology behind such a crisis that needs addressing. In the early days of COVID-19, it seemed like the right time for school leaders to put their heads down…
Future Cues
In yesterday’s post, I alluded to cueing systems. One aspect of a cueing system is a set of future cues. Think of it as a script. It tells the actors what’s coming and what role they’ll play. When planning large scale changes, or when navigating unplanned changes, create a series of future cues by scripting…
Show, Not Tell
You can tell people what to do. Or you can use cues to show them. Ever wonder why baseball players are always spitting? Ever wonder why viral videos lead to strange dance crazes? People mimmick what they see. No one told them what to do. They see enough others doing it, and they assume it’s…
Canned Laughter and Other Cues
Television productions understood a simple truth when creating sitcoms – the need to use canned laughter to seed the humor. If you’ve watched Jimmy Fallon or Stephen Colbert lately, you’ve noticed the lack of audience laughter makes their jokes a bit less funny. The reason herds work, is because animals look for cues on how…