Hope it’s been a productive and purposeful week. Here are some insights to help you outlearn/outthink the market.
...while the number of hours worked is soaring, people's capacity to focus and produce quality work is diving.
Sabina Nawaz, HBR
I’m going nowhere fast.
Sabina’s client
Take Time Off –
Do you identify with either of the statements above? Are you getting the time off you need to recover? What about your team?
Six Strategies for Taking Time Off While Working from Home –
Please take 2 minutes to scan through this excellent HBR article by Sabina Nawaz. She highlights research showing the damage done to our companies and economies when people don’t get the breaks they need from work. She outlines six practical strategies you can use for taking time off given the pressures from this crisis and the challenges if you’re working from home.
Half-day at Least –
Maybe this example from the article, Sabina shares, will be helpful to you:
Many have rediscovered activities within their immediate reach. On his half day off, one of my clients created a bouquet for his wife from his garden, repaired a bicycle, and read a book that had been sitting on his shelf for a decade. On his next half day off, he plans to go for a bike ride and camp on his deck with his daughters.
Again, please take a moment to scan down through her six ideas.
Wolfgang Puck on Leading His Restaurants Through a Crisis –
Wow, this entrepreneur is impressive. Restaurants have been hit hard – yet Wolfgang Puck has focused not on just how to survive, but how to grow during this crisis. It’s his mindset I admire. One idea drove an additional $2.5 million in revenue in a weekend during this crisis!!! If you have time to read (and be inspired with ideas) just one more article this week, please take 3 minutes to read another excellent HBR article published Wednesday.
Do What You Can –
This week my 12-year-old son Quinn and I are immensely enjoying our time at a dude ranch in Colorado (Sylvan Dale Ranch). The time to unplug, have a lot of fun, and read some page turning novels (Olson Scott Card’s Empire series) has been refreshing. At the same time, I continue to feel the pressures of this pandemic – to continue to crank hard, be creative, etc. – so even though there’s been an “away from the office” message on my email, I’ve been keeping up by working a couple hours each morning before our 8am breakfast gathering. Do what you can – find moments of enjoyment – namaste.
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