Two for Tuesday - Busy Schedule Edition

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

Happy St. Patrick's Day! My day job has kept me busy all week, so no blog post today.

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Recommendations

This week's recommendations will help you lead as a non-anxious presence.

10 Tips for Becoming a More Anxious Presence by Kathleen Smith. This is a tongue in-cheek look at the things that are most likely to make you anxious. It's entertaining AND helpful.

The Best Leaders Are Great Followers by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Amy C. Edmondson. This article explains why followership is essential to great leadership, it offers five capabilities that you can develop to be a great follower.

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Podcast

Episode 374 of The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast, 5 Characteristics of an Open Relationship System, is now available.

That's it for this week. Thanks for reading.

Peace,

Jack

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