Every cloud has a silver lining; we must look for signs of hope in the negative situations surrounding us. It’s easy to become enmeshed in negativity: high unemployment, businesses going under, and lives turned upside down.
Build Your Wings On The Way Down
This past year has provided lessons in resilience and risk. What used to be once-in-a-hundred-year events (a pandemic, record setting hurricanes, floods, and wildfires) are hitting us from every direction more often. This is an important time to assess and prepare for whatever large-scale catastrophes lie ahead.
Fast Forward
I’m a fan of Alan Weiss. His newsletters are thought-provoking and insightful. In a recent edition of the Million Dollar Consulting Mindset, he predicts a coming business boom. He reasons:
It’s Almost Here
I don’t usually use outside writers for the Raven Cue; however, my cousin Constance shared this piece written by Joyce Rupp. It’s perfect as we look forward to 2021. Enjoy, Linda
What You See is Not Always True
Harvey Mackey tells the story of a friend who was flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles. There was a 45-minute delay in taking off and then the plane had to make an unexpected landing in Sacramento. The flight attendants announced people could get off the aircraft if they would return in 30 minutes.
It’s a Roller Coaster Ride
It’s a roller coaster ride and it isn’t over yet. Our lives are full of the unexpected, but 2020 has been especially so. It’s been a year of “what else can go wrong”:
Did Someone Say Strategic Planning?
I agree with this description of strategic planning by cartoonist Tom Fishburne. “Traditional strategic planning is often neither “strategic” nor much of a “plan”. It usually resembles a peace treaty more than clear marching orders for an organization.”
How to Become Antifragile
People are reacting in different ways to current events: the pandemic, civil unrest, election jitters, stock market swings, etc. Some are celebrating, some are screaming in despair, others are crouched in fear waiting for the next catastrophe. There’s hardly anyone who hasn’t been negatively affected by one or more of these events.
Do You Know What Your Employees Are Going Through?
When will we finally be able to stop worrying about this #!!#%$ pandemic!? Unfortunately, that’s a question no one has a definite answer for. The result is fear, anxiety, and stress that according to the CDC, can be so overwhelming, it can lead to burnout. Knowing what to look for help. Stress can make people feel irritated, angry, and uncertain. Some
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Every organization needs radical honesty. The leaders who run them juggle innumerable demands, take massive action and push their limits every day. Being responsible for keeping a business solvent, people employed AND healthy is more challenging than ever. We often think it means we need to put on a show of strength, keeping our own struggles and insecurities to ourselves. But