“Mom, I’m bored,” said one kid from the backseat after we told them NO MORE DEVICES on a road trip to kick off the summer. You see, devices for them create the stimulation that makes them, well, crazy. So after allowing them on the first leg of the trip without any constraints, we put a cease and desist order out on all devices and prayed we wouldn’t all kill each other over the course of the next hundreds of miles. Our trip began with a desire for our kids to see all 50 states before our oldest leaves for college
With 4th of July being the unspoken week of summer vacations, it’s time to consider- does anyone every really truly go on vacation now days? By a true vacation I mean no work is done. None. No emails, no voicemails, no finishing up a project, starting a project or even thinking (and therefore procrastinating) on a project. In a world of constant connectedness, I’d venture to guess most people don’t actually unplug completely from their work. According this article, more than half of Americans plan to work while on vacation. But if you are headed on vacation or on vacation
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to serve on a panel discussing workforce and skills challenges created by the automotive industry’s shift to electric vehicles (EVs). I’m no expert on EVs. I’m no expert on cars. But I drive one. And it broke down at the end of last week. I got off the interstate from a work trip, headed into my hometown on a highway connecting the interstate to my neighborhood. When I went to accelerate on the highway, the RPMs jumped way up, and it did not want to shift gears for me to accelerate effectively. Luckily,
Did you like school growing up? Were you one of the “smart” kids or did you just get by? Were you bored in the classroom or excited to be there? How about at work? Are you one of the “smart” ones? When you are training or in a learning setting on the job, do you pick up on concepts quickly or do you find yourself being one of the “slow” ones? Does the learning engage your attention or leave you questioning why you are doing what you are doing? Whatever category you fall into, I’d challenge you-and maybe more importantly,
Coal can’t be transformed into a diamond and a pearl can’t become a pearl without pressure and change. We know that beauty is created through times of pressure and change. For leaders, it is often where the most growth and learning takes place. However, more often than not, it is less than enjoyable. It is stressful. It is hard. And this can keep us from learning and growing amidst the difficulty if we don’t know how to effectively handle it. And if we are honest, in the world of leading and living today, when is there ever time that is