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Escape the Post-Summer Urgency Spiral: Use Constraints to Find Creative Clarity ..read more

Talking team habits in advance of Team Habits' first anniversary ..read more

From Summer Slowdown to Fall Focus: August Call Insights & Video Preview ..read more

If we were willing to take a new definition of productivity seriously, who knows what else might change ..read more

It's a good moment to humbly acknowledge our limits, manage expectations, and focus on our most important work ..read more

Making the transition from the summer slows to go-go-go ..read more

Thanks to everyone who joined our July Monthly Community Coaching Call (MC3)!  This month we discussed the importance of setting realistic expectations for the shortened timeline of Q3 due to summer schedules and holidays. Be mindful of "drift arc" — the tendency for plans to drift off course over time — and proactively address it. This may mean creating regular checkpoints to track your progress or giving yourself permission to have a fallow season.   However you choose to spend your time, energy, and attention over this next quarter, make the best of the season you're in now b ..read more

The wayfinding process has been a part of how we build vision and direction here for some time, whether at Level Up Retreats or strategic retreats for leadership and organizational change and effectiveness.  In a recent MC3 (Monthly Community Coaching Call) (a paid Substack subscriber exclusive), I offered a brief overview of how I use wayfinding to help people and organizations find a way forward.  Wayfinding is rooted in traditional ways of orienting and navigating the world. Ancient peoples found their way without maps or compasses, using only their memory and the stars. Compar ..read more

Each month, we host a 60-minute community call that combines teaching, hot support-seat coaching, and Q&A. The topics depend entirely on what you bring to us in a particular month, either live on the call or when you submit questions to us in the comments below. This is a great chance for you to have your burning questions answered or to get some focused support on a project or problem facing you in your work, business, or life. Creating your Q3 roadmap With July being the start of a new quarter, we thought we’d use this call to answer any questions you may have about creating a roadmap ..read more