Attention Management is the first module in the Stagen Leadership Academy’s brilliant, impactful year-long Integral Leadership Program (ILP)
By being more proactive about managing our attention, the idea is to find two or more hours a week which can then be reinvested in learning the program demands.
Of all the attention management tools, Rand Stagen tells ILPers, the single most impactful is the “Weekly Focusing Process” where he encourages us … continue reading
In our quest to create what philosopher Brian Johnson calls masterpiece days, so far this week we’ve looked of two of Brian’s “Big 3:” our energy and our work.
Today, we turn our attention to the third element: Love.
To love, we must be deeply present.
What’s the #1 thing in the way?
Technology.
Yesterday we covered how digital distractions are the #1 enemy of doing genius work.
New … continue reading
Genius work or mediocre work?
We decide.
It starts, according to philosopher Brian Johnson, with asking: Who am I at my absolute best?
What’s the gap between what I’m capable of being and what I am actually doing?
Then, we close that gap. When? Now. In this moment. Â
This week we are looking at Brian’s concept of masterpiece days. To create masterpiece days, we focus on what Brian … continue reading
What game are we playing?
Are we going through the motions or are we on the path to mastery? Philosopher Brian Johnson asks.
Are we committed to actualizing our potential or pin-balling around based on random inputs?
At the heart of Brian’s philosophy is the idea of creating masterpiece days.
Brian suggests we begin by focusing on the parts of our day where we have maximum control, what he calls the … continue reading
Yesterday we looked at the role failure plays in bringing about deep change. Failure drops us into a world of personal chaos. Yet it also serves as a catalyst for dramatic learning and growth, writes Robert E. Quinn in The Deep Change Field Guide.
“I had never experienced this kind of sorrow before,” reflects Doug Anderson, the Dean of the Business School at Utah State, about his experience … continue reading
“I could no longer say that I was my job, because I had none. I couldn’t rely on my wealth to create a sense of worth and identity, for I had no money and loads of debt,” commented an entrepreneur whose company had gone bankrupt.
He continues: “I could not look to social standing, for a failed entrepreneur has no social standing. And the failure of my love relationship a … continue reading
Business schools have a problem, say two business school professors.
“Detached, third person leadership, no matter how well it follows the sage advice of those who teach how to lead, does not produce the results we want and need,” says TCU Business School Professor Larry Peter. “It’s not the mechanics. It’s the person! Change me first! The message is so simple, so powerful.”
“Most professional schools claim to teach … continue reading
Yesterday, we looked at how deep change starts with self-change. To be a leader is to accept we must continually adapt and evolve.
The spirit of which is captured by this quote from R. Buckminster Fuller which I love: “I am not a thing, a noun. I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process – an integral function of the universe.
Meaningful change happens when we awake to the … continue reading
Erin, an eight-year-old girl, has no interest in her homework.
Her mother insists she do her homework and spends hours working with her, writes Robert E. Quinn in his wonderful book The Deep Change Field Guide. Â
The child complains. The mother attempts to be cheerful but becomes increasingly irritated, stating: “The trouble with Erin is especially frustrating because for years I have given her my best efforts.”
Erin’s mother … continue reading
