This week, I want to celebrate a fun collaboration with 5 amazing businesswomen. After trading a few messages, we decided to each create our perspective on “It’s Strategic Planning Season…”
The topic is timely as many companies are in the process of creating high level plans for the year ahead. All 6 of us have sat at the table over the years for these conversations. Sometimes the process went well, other times there were bumps in the road.
We had great discussions about our lessons we learned and the best way to share those ideas with all of you. Below are the links to all 6 perspectives – I hope you enjoy!
- Camille Nicita – Courage Over Certainty : A New Way to Think About Strategy
- Shannon Nutter – Great Planning ≠ Performance Theatre
- Jessica Perry – Be Bold and Go for It
- Taryn Collier – Are All the Dots Connecting Across the System?
- Josie Castro – Why Only the Strategist Cares
- Mine – Your Personal Brand Needs a Real Plan
My Blog Posts This Week
More Employee Stress = Less Corporate Creativity. When we are stressed and overwhelmed, there are many negative impacts to creativity. This post covers 6 things that can show up and hold individuals and companies back. All six lead to a decrease in creativity.
Feeling the Shift. The fourth quarter is the time when our mindset starts to transition from the year past to the year ahead. Are you feeling it?
Auditing Our House of Cards. Our lives are like a house of cards. Each of the 8 dimensions of wellbeing have different levels of stability. This post encourages us to audit the strength of our life.
3 Years = 3 Areas of Focus. This post marks the end of year 3 of writing a blog post every day. I reflect on what I’ve learned and where my work has settled in.
Holiday Spirit. We each connect with our favorite holidays. No matter which one is your favorite, this post provides an idea for keeping your home festive for all the large and small holidays the year has to offer.
Podcasts That Caught My Attention
This week starts with two podcasts on being bold and beginning our day in a way that encourages success. I like the last one with a simple idea for making holiday shopping easier.
How to Be Bold. 35 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. This episode features two books. The first is from Ranjay Gulati providing an overview of his book, How to Be Bold. The second is Kathy Caprino sharing five key insights from her book, The Most Powerful You.
11 Ways Successful People Start Their Mornings. 7 minutes. Optimal Work Daily. This episode talks about how intentional morning habits can shape your mindset, energy, and productivity throughout the day.
Spend Less – Live More. 10 minutes. Part 2. 11 minutes. Optimal Finance Daily. This 2-part podcast challenges the belief that spending more equals living better. The episodes highlight how financial discipline offers not deprivation, but freedom.
Choose a Gift of the Year. 6 minutes. Before Breakfast. With the holiday season kicking off, I love this idea on how to make gift giving more straightforward.
What Do You Think?
Is employee stress impacting creativity at your company?
Do you have go-to gifts for holidays and other events?
What ideas did the posts & podcasts spark that you could implement in the week ahead?