CARLOS FOXBETTER LEADERS - BETTER LIVES

It is that time of the year when many are going full out…all aspects of our leadership lives hightened…quarter ends, year ends, social holiday events at work, in our communities and at home…holiday gifts…preparing for holiday trips and events…for some this a fun filled time…and for some also a very stressful time..whether because of the daunting “to do list” and the finite and fast decline in available time before Dec 24th..for some the reality of having to deal with many personal and family challenges that can not be escaped during the holiday period as everyone’s journey crosses over during holiday events…

I believe this is a time that tests all of our leadership abilities in the workplace and in our personal lives. It calls on our abilities to be master “chief priority officer” to choose what is really most important to be done now and which can wait until 2010…on our ability as “communicators”…who do we need to recognize…reassure…encourage…empathize with…give permission to just be and let go of the day to day grind…and deal with those “difficult conversations” that would arise on all fronts of our lives as all those around us look for and expect us to be “available” to them at this time…physically and emotionally.

So here are some questions for you to consider:

Is the mix of activities and commitments on your calendar between now and the holidays right for what you would like to get done so that you can actually enjoy your holiday season? If not, what would you change? What is in the way?

Which difficult conversations, that if you had them now would make a big difference in your ability to have a more stress free holiday season? What is stopping you? What price are you willing to pay so that you dont have to engage in them?

How aware are you on how difficult this time of year might be for those you work with, family and friends? What could you choose to do or say that would be helpful to any of them at this time?

Just a few random thoughts…what questions and challenges are you facing at this time of the year…let’s talk them out…

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