How often do you take a time out?
Time to think, or digest or simply breathe?
Taking this time out is critical to our focus and
especially critical to our leadership.
Leaders need to take time out for activities that
recharge them - help them find peace.
This is not necessarily a long period of time -
enough to create space in the day can be suitable for moving onto new things
with a clear head. My newest friend Bill Carr said in a presentation a few weeks
ago - it's called 'epoche' - a Greek practice (?) - pause, step back, take a
deep breath in and out, and checking in on yourself - look at what is truly
happening around you (completely paraphrased, sorry Bill - and it works!)
When doing this since our session, I have found new appreciation for
people, new reasons to be grateful, new insight into myself and even a shift in
my energy.
(I have been asking clients this question all week
- what are you doing to find space for yourself and with your significant
other, if applicable? This is crucial to recharging and refocusing!)
If teams see leaders taking these actions, they
will follow....the team needs to recharge as well.
With the long weekend ahead of us in Canada - what
will you do to recharge?
How will you encourage your team members to find
time to have a time out - time for themselves to reflect, relax and recharge?
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