Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. – Marcus Aurelius Quote
September is a month filled with significant life events in my Story.
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Guest Blog by Whitney Johnson
Whitney Johnson is a co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, Clay Christensen’s investment firm, a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and a TEDx speaker. She is also the author of DARE. DREAM. DO. Recently, I had the pleasure of connecting with Whitney for a meaningful conversation. This week I am, in fact, “taking a break” with my family, hope you enjoy the…
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. – Henry Ford
Business is good … that is to say good business is good.
Business consumes, creates, exports and then, repeats the cycle. That’s just the way it is; the nature of business. To produce…
“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
Bob* answered his phone, but was not available to the caller. Distracted would be an understatement; perhaps you can identify.
After the call ended, Bob picked up a few things and left his office. Driving to his next appointment it happened: with a little space, he became aware of what just happened. Reality check: he didn’t remember…
Almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. – Steve…
The call – at least at the individual level – is for new language to help us think about “work-life balance”. It is showing up in my work as an executive coach and developer of people. As we continue the conversation allow me to summarize…
Why the question in the first place?
This conversation begins with the concept of “work-life” and the unintended consequence of reinforcing life compartmentalization. If it only relates…
My informal LinkedIn survey indicates the language of “Work-Life Balance” doesn’t work for most people when it comes to “balance” in life.
My concern, as an executive coach, is about helping leaders achieve greater life-success with less stress.
So, I’ll leave the corporate responsibility to others like Texas Instruments.
TI made Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list (2009). Working Mother Magazine named them one of…
