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10 Helpful Things To Do When You’re Overwhelmed
It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed sometimes given the pace of work and life. Here are 10 constructive things you can do to reduce stress and increase your effectiveness and efficiency.
Stop Sucking It Up
Are you taking on too much but keeping silent about it? Do you tell yourself it’s the only option? Here are a few of the unhealthy consequences of sucking it up.
Practical Advice About How to Prioritize Your Workload
If you can only have one priority at a time, how do you filter and focus from the torrent of responsibilities that are coming at you? Try this approach to plan your week based on what needs your attention most.
How Many is Too Many Priorities?
How many priorities does your organization have? What’s a reasonable number? It all depends on how you define “priority” and most companys define it incorrectly.
Getting Emotional in a Difficult Conversation
One of the most common reasons to postpone a difficult conversation is that it might get emotional. Here’s a game plan so you can go in confident about how to handle emotions if they surface.
What to Do After a Difficult Conversation
You might end a difficult conversation with an implicit deal to “never speak of this again.” That’s a bad idea. Here are the steps to follow up on a difficult conversation to ensure alignment and solidify the relationship benefits.
The Art of the Difficult Conversation
Do you have a difficult conversation looming? Are you nervous that it will go badly? Use these techniques keep the discussion productive.
How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation
Are you facing a difficult conversation? Are you uncomfortable just thinking about it? Here’s how to prepare for a difficult conversation to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes and decrease the chance that it will go off the rails.
Improve Your Team Dynamics
Are your team dynamics a little off? Is it feeling harder to get things done than it should? Are you growing apart, or crashing together? Use these technqiues to reset your team dynamic.
Is Your Team Misaligned?
Is your team feeling stuck, stymied, or just a bit stale? Try these approaches to realign your mandate, goals, strategy, and roles to reset.
Are You Working in the Right Organization?
It’s time to take stock of your relationship with your organization. Has it run it’s course? Does your organization still excite you, inspire you, and provide a platform for you to be happy, healthy, and productive? Here are some things to think about to assess whether to stay or go.
Are You Aware of Your Strengths?
Often, when we talk about people who aren’t self-aware, we’re talking about people who don’t understand the negative impact of their behavior. But there are also consequences to being out of touch with your strengths. Here’s why it matters and how to do something about it.