Finding Freedom

So I handed in my notice and gave them the best breakup line ever known to man. "It's not you. It's me." And it was.

Stuck in Reverse

It is sad to see how prevalent toxic statements are today. Spouses say it to each other under the guise of “Look how well we know each other”. Company presidents say it under the guise of “Look how funny I am”. Recently, a government representative said people have been on vacation for a year because of the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, it earned a lot of criticism. He then rationalized his statement with the eternal excuse of “that was not what I meant”.

You Got to Find a Way, Say What You Want to Say

As with most things in leadership, there is no one “right way” to do things. There is no magic pill that we can take. There is no perfect formula that we can follow. But in every mistake, there is a story. And in every experience, there is a lesson. We simply need to be open to it to find it.

You Know It Used to be Mad Love

The reality is this: people are not obliged to trust us. We cannot simply demand it of them. For them to trust us, we have to be worthy of that trust to begin with.

In Daylights, In Sunsets, In Midnights, In Cups of Coffee

So I decided I was going to write a series about this - the difference between motivation and engagement, and why both are extremely important to an organization’s success. Welcome to Part One. Now that it’s been established that the two concepts are mutually exclusive, the next logical question is, “Is it possible to be motivated and disengaged at the same time or vice versa?” The short answer? YES.