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I invite you to pay more attention to directional progress. Here's why.:

SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant andTime-bound) can focus attention, prioritize efforts, and align team members quite well. Yet, in a VUCA world (Volatile,Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous), SMART goals convey a level of simplicity and precision that does not always fit reality. Focusing exclusively on them may even erode resilience, while directional progress is flexible and empowering.

Our imperfections can be great teachers.  I see a common root cause across my most frustrating interactions. It is the failure to ask – and answer – one question:  What else is true here?

During a recent staff retreat I facilitated, I noticed that certain kinds of conversations sparked noticeably more engagement and positive energy than others. Sometimes the energy began as individual—rooted in pride, curiosity, or gratitude—and other times it was relational

A few weeks ago, while in a down dog yoga pose, I noted a fascinating parallel between physical mobility and interpersonal agility: both thrive when we keep our range of motion high. When the variety and frequency drop, we lose our range of motion.

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After completing a coaching session, I sometimes cannot help feeling the enormous weight of my client’s job. I may even catch myself sighing on their behalf. I have tremendous compassion as well as admiration for the leaders I coach, because they manage such full plates. One of the most useful things I can do is help them figure out how to distribute responsibility more broadly.  

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The simple answer to that question is: Pay attention to YOU -- to what you are thinking, feeling, and doing right where you are in each new moment.