Communicate To Connect

Mentee Reading | Conversation is communal. The goal of any conversation is to connect. There is a very real human need to be included, to belong, to be heard, to share and to relate to experiences that resonate. There is strength in any conversation that enhances community and meaningful connections.

Choices, Clarity, Coach-Mentor, C-Suite, Conversations That Matter, Executive Committees, Leadership, Powerful Stories, New Business Leader, Questions, Reading Circle, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Communicating, ConnectingDianne Jacobs16 March 2024Supercommunicators: The Power of Conversation and the Hidden Language of Connection, Charles Duhigg, Connect: How to Inspire, Influence and Energise Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, Simon Lancaster, Making Numbers Count: The art and science of communicating numbers, Chip Heath and Karla Starr, You're Invited: The Art and Science of Connection, Trust, Jon Levy, Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less, Axios, Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz, How To Know a Person:The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen, David Brooks, Connection, Communicating, C-Suite, Future, Mastery, Powerful Stories, Questions, Human, Dianne Jacobs, The Talent Advisors, The NED Advisors, BelongingComment

Grit For Turbulent and Uncertain Times

Mentee Reading | Does it take grit, determination and persistence to succeed, irrespective of good or bad times? Can you turn adversity or turbulence into advantage? What does it mean to lead wisely? What goes through your head when confronted with challenging and uncertain situations? Do you know how to navigate extreme change? How do you protect your psychological well-being and those of others?

C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Continuous Learning, Conversations That Matter, Disruption, Flux and Failure, Future Focus, Executive Committees, Leadership, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, The Long View, Think Differently!, Grit and Resilience, Turbulence & UncertaintyDianne Jacobs8 January 2024Angela Duckworth, Graham Winter, Martin Bean CBE, Gabriella Kellerman, Martin Seligman, Amanda Ripley, Manfred Kets de Vries, Mary C Gentile, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Toolkit for Turbulence: The Mindset and Methods That Leaders Need to Turn Adversity to Advantage, Tomorrowmind: Thriving at Work with Resilience, Creativity, High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, Leading Wisely: Becoming a Reflective Leader in Turbulent Times, Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right, Dianne Jacobs, The Talent Advisors, Connection-Now and in an Uncertain FutureComment

Learn To Love The Problem

Mentee Reading | Having problems is *not* the problem. Can you find the opportunity and build a better or novel solution? What do you do when you're faced with a big decision? How can you Work Creatively! to be more effective as a strategist, innovator or problem-solver? What do you do when a wild problem requires a leap in the dark? How can you seek viewpoints, be open minded, question your own judgement or conclusions, look for novelty, adopt integrative thinking and look for what you can learn?

Coach-Mentor, Conversations That Matter, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, The Long View, Think Differently!, C-Suite, Boardroom, Continuous Learning, Curiosity, Executive Committees, Future Focus, Leadership, New Business Leader, Stimulating IdeasDianne Jacobs2 January 2024Achieving, Breakthrough, Business Leadership, CEO, Emergent Strategy, Future Choices, Get The Right Things Done, Ideas, Risk, Loonshots, Imagination, Connected Strategy, Outside-In Thinking, Problem Solving, Questions, Strategy, Diverse Thinking, Work Creatively, Excellence, Love The Problem, How To Decide, Solving Problems, Test Business Ideas, Creativity, Uri Levine, Russ Roberts, Tony Fadell, Annie Duke, Charles Conn, Robert McLean, Decisions That Define, Dianne Jacobs, The Talent Advisors, To Solve a Tough Problem, Reframe It, Julia Binder and Michael D. WatkinsComment

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