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Embrace the Distractions

Lead Change Blog

While many write about the “dos and don’ts” of working remotely, I say embrace the distractions. While many write about the “dos and don’ts” of working remotely, I say embrace the distractions. Embrace the new normal, of a world searching for hope and coping with restrictions. Embrace the distractions!

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How To Rearrange Your Brain for Success

Leading Blog

B RAD JACOBS, CEO and serial entrepreneur—United Rentals and XPO Logistics—has made and kept a few billion dollars and aims to show us how to do the same in How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. The most valuable part of the book for me was the first chapter on transforming how you use your mind. Love He begins with love. We tried it.

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Build Self-Discipline and Overcome Procrastination.

Rich Gee Group

Embrace Self-Control Self-discipline often involves saying no to immediate gratification in favor of long-term rewards. Remove distractions, turn off notifications, and set a timer for concentrated work periods. Do you find yourself putting off important tasks until the last minute, only to regret it later? Are you afraid of failure?

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How Leaders Make The Most of Complaints

Let's Grow Leaders

Team conflict can feel like quicksand and a distraction from your work, but it can also be an excellent opportunity for your team to grow. High-performing teams have conflicts, and they embrace them. How Leaders Make the Most of Complaints. ( 03:30 ). ( 03:30 ). The first thing you want to do is reflect to connect. (

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How to Calculate ROI of Remote vs. In-Person Work? (How to Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Are there fewer distractions, less stress, and more effort expended to help guarantee the remote option continues? 13:58 There are distractions from home as well (i.e. But, you know it’s more complicated than that. So how do you take a more comprehensive approach to measuring the ROI? Beyond the Past Pivot. Some hate it.

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How Team Leaders Can Improve Problem Solving Skills With a Clear Process

Great Results Team Building

And the most Effective Leaders follow a repeatable, step-by-step process for clarifying and solving the right problem, emphasizing the importance of writing down and agreeing on the problem, acknowledging distracting assumptions, listing possible causes through diverse perspectives, and gaining support for implementing the solution.

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Embrace the Suck

Leading Blog

Resilience is what Brent Gleeson’s book, Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life is all about. Resilience is about perspective and embracing reality. Remove every opportunity for temptation and distraction—any obstacle or competing priority. He writes, “To avoid pain is to basically deny our potential.