Once a year I lead a Time Management session at a nonprofit conference. Every year the same themes surface – having too much to do, living with constant interruptions and trying to keep too many plates spinning in the air. What struck me as participants talked was this frustration was as much an organizational culture […]
Many of you have been there. You mention a cultural reference from your youth and the other person has no clue what you are talking about. This happened with a friend when I mentioned Dana Garvey as, “You know one of the guys from Wayne’s World.” Her look was an immediate indication of my age, […]
Last week I wrote about the danger of dandelions in our yards and on our teams. In our teams, dandelions are unresolved conflicts that appear innocuous, but which spread quickly when left alone. Last week we focused on dealing with the dandelions that pop up so they don’t spread, but there’s a larger issue at […]
Dandelions – I’ve been obsessed with removing them from my lawn for several years. My neighbors likely snicker as they see me avenging the grass with my root digger and gardening gloves. And as this year’s crop sprung out with the spring rains this past week, it reminded me how dandelions and unhealthy team conflict […]
It was a rough weekend at the Gibson house last weekend. It was one of the few free weekends between now and summer, and there was a huge outdoor to-do list looming over our heads because Wisconsin spring is about 3 weeks behind schedule. Our rough weekend included overextending our physical abilities and then pushing […]
