Reading time: 4 – 7 minutes
In previous articles I’ve looked at exploring what we value and how to live our values. But our values only make up a part of who we really are as individuals.
Jim Clawson of the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia identifies the things that make up who we are as VABEs: our Values, Assumptions, Beliefs and Expectations. He suggests that we develop our VABEs over time and that they are so much a part of us that we aren’t always aware of them.
Many years ago I had a boss that described this [...]
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Many years ago I started a practice of taking the time during this week of Thanksgiving to show my appreciation to those working for me. When I started working in Higher Education, this translated into showing my gratitude to my students for allowing me to be a part of their lives. This year, for only the second time in 18 years, I find myself in a position where I have no one working directly for me nor am I working directly with students. But this won’t stop me from showing my gratitude.
In a previous article, [...]
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This is the last in a series of articles about Flow. In each of the articles I look more closely at Flow, each of the individual characteristics, and how we can use Flow in our leadership practice. In this article I want to explore why understanding Flow is important for leaders.
As leaders we need to not only look after the best interests of those that have chosen to follow us, but in doing so we also need to be good role models. We need to practice what we preach and lead others in such a [...]
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This is the tenth in a series of articles about Flow. In each of the articles I look more closely at Flow, each of the individual characteristics, and how we can use Flow in our leadership practice.
In the first article of the series, I talked about the idea of Flow as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and introduced the nine characteristics of a flow experience. This time I’d like to examine the ninth and final characteristic which is that the activity we are engaged in is an opportunity for growth.
What sets Flow experiences apart [...]
Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes
This is the ninth in a series of articles about Flow. In each of the articles I look more closely at Flow, each of the individual characteristics, and how we can use Flow in our leadership practice.
In the first article of the series, I talked about the idea of Flow as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi introduced the nine characteristics of a flow experience. This time I’d like to examine the eighth characteristic which is that there is a loss of ego. During a Flow experience we become so engrossed that we completely lose [...]
