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Don’t Assume the Worst

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When was the last time you had a conference call where you knew people were multi-tasking during the call and not really tuning in? Remember that they’re human beings and not just functions of production. Maybe because you were multi-tasking too.) Here are a few ideas: Communicate in person whenever you can.

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A Checklist for Your Post-Pandemic Reentry into the World

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Your stop doing list likely includes back-to-back-to-back video conferences all day long and blurring the boundaries between work time and personal time. It took a pandemic to make me realize how much heathier and more productive I could be when I spent more time on planet Earth instead of flying around it all the time.

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Do You “Have To” or Do You “Get To”?

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It was a keynote to a 1,000 people at the Washington Hilton with production values that were through the roof. A few years ago, for instance, I gave another big speech to a conference in Mexico City where many of the 1,000 plus people were getting simultaneous translation in Spanish as I delivered my speech in English.

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How to Create Space to Think

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Immerse yourself: I’ve always found professional conferences that go deep on a particular topic create a great space for me to think. You don’t always have to get in a car or board a plane to get to a conference. A new space can also spark new thoughts. For me this past week, it was a busy coffee shop that I hadn’t been to before.

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Resetting Your Operating Rhythm for the “New Normal”

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I’m writing this post on the morning of Monday, March 23 and to be very honest with you, last Thursday was the first day since all of this really started that I felt anything like normal in terms of my usual focus and productivity. It’s highly likely that you’ve joined a group video conference or even a virtual happy hour in the past week.

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Three Easy Ways to Build Meaningful Connection

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Second, people with strong social connections in their lives are generally happier and as a recent study out of Oxford University shows , happier people are significantly more productive. Here are three ways to get more connection into your work and the rest of your life while we’re all still socially distant.

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There’s One in Every Group (and How to Make Sure It’s You)

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A year later, he was healthier, more productive and sitting in a program with a roomful of colleagues who, like himself, were designated high potential leaders. A participant in our new virtually-delivered program on Leading and Living at Your Best shared her own story about boundaries on one of our group video conferences.

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