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Make Work Visible: A sure way to spark progress and get unstuck

Make Work Visible: A sure way to spark progress and get unstuck

by Ryan Seamons | Mar 21, 2021 | Leadership, Learning

I wanted to convince my kids to play the ukulele. Music has always been important—my mother and father both made music a critical part of my upbringing. But how do I convince my kids to play? I could have just told them they had to. I could have bribed them. I could...
What a Disney Cruise Ship 1st Officer Taught Me About Leadership

What a Disney Cruise Ship 1st Officer Taught Me About Leadership

by Ryan Seamons | Mar 14, 2021 | Leadership

I did not expect to learn a leadership lesson about accountability from a 1st officer on a cruise ship. But it was a treat. My friend Emily Campbell and I hosted a new room on Clubhouse this week about mindful leadership. This first conversation centered on issues...
One Oxford Professor’s Advice about Personal Prototyping

One Oxford Professor’s Advice about Personal Prototyping

by Ryan Seamons | Mar 9, 2021 | Career, Experiment, Prototyping

Daniel Snow teaches operations management at Saïd Business School (Oxford). He was one of my favorite professors during my MBA when he taught at BYU. He shared some great ideas about how to use prototyping in your personal life. Fundamentally, the idea is to use...
The One Question You Should Ask to Reframe Disappointment

The One Question You Should Ask to Reframe Disappointment

by Ryan Seamons | Mar 9, 2021 | Leadership, Mindset

My friend, Rob Callan, shared his thoughts on LinkedIn about reframing. Reframing can change a miserable experience into something desirable. How we frame situations matters, especially when we’re doing hard things.If you’re on a team and you feel...
How to Take Off the Armor: A Better Approach to Feedback at Work

How to Take Off the Armor: A Better Approach to Feedback at Work

by Ryan Seamons | Mar 7, 2021 | Uncategorized

Taking off the armor we wear at work and asking for genuine feedback is incredibly difficult. But being vulnerable can lead not only to helpful insights but also help reduce our worry and the need to carry on the charade of our own perfection.  Julie Zhou shares a...
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