Leadership Insights Leadership Insights http://www.anewequilibrium.org/14713 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:33:25 -0400 FeedCreator 1.7.2 The Hero in You http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18857/The_Hero_in_You

It may creep up on you over time, or suddenly jump in. You may have heard it for years, or it recently arrived. You may have denied it's presence or accepted your fate. What is it? ...

]]> Stephen Payne A New Equilibrium Sun, 12 May 2013 07:45:57 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18772/Complete_This_Career Your House in Order? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18722/Your_House_in_Order

Most of us keep our spiritual house in order at work. We prefer to feel calm, confident and connected at our inner core rather than the opposite. But there's a limit - a pressure threshold - that when crossed...

]]> Stephen Payne A New Equilibrium Sun, 05 May 2013 21:04:40 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18722/Your_House_in_Order The Light Came On http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18703/The_Light_Came_On

I was in Europe late last week, talking to possible business partners. Here's how spiritual engagement turned a business meeting from dark to light.

We were due to meet a French company. I had heard they had already tried and failed with another US company. We were prepared for a difficult time...

]]> Stephen Payne A New Equilibrium Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:39:07 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18703/The_Light_Came_On Better Fuel and it's Free! http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18679/Better_Fuel_and_it_s_Free

Do the same things go wrong repeatedly for you? If so, you'll appreciate this upgrade.

As we drive to get better results in our job we constantly use our mental Choosing Engine to decide what to do. We all have one. Outwardly it looks like the engine is fueled with our great knowledge and experience. But that's the tip of the iceberg. The most powerful fuel comes from our inner core. That's the place where our deeper beliefs and attitudes lie..

]]> Stephen Payne A New Equilibrium Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:22:40 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18679/Better_Fuel_and_it_s_Free Kissed by Elephant http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18637/Kissed_by_Elephant

In Tanjore in South India lies a Hindu temple where, for a small payment to the owner, you can be kissed on the head by an elephant. Believers say it brings incredibly good fortune to those who do it...

 

]]> Stephen Payne A New Equilibrium Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:16:14 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18637/Kissed_by_Elephant Signal from the Deep http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18600/Signal_from_the_Deep

Here's a common slip that disconnects people and leads to failure.

This week, I'm sure you will be discussing business problems with your team, colleagues or customers. Inevitably, there will be frustration that things need to get done better. You will know that improve performance requires people to do more...

]]> Stephen Payne A New Equilibrium Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:31:44 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18149/Don_t_Say_It_4 Don't Say It! #3 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18112/Don_t_Say_It_3 (Last call! Please help A New Equilibrium plan future content and upcoming events by taking our anonymous quick survey.)

An incredible leadership blunder came up in a conversation with a business leader I met this week.

"We were having a good time at our 2012 holiday party," said Janet, the President of a growing outsourcing business in New York. "My boss, the Chairman and owner, asked if he could say just a few words. So I gave him the mic...

]]> Stephen Payne A New Equilibrium Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:13:21 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18112/Don_t_Say_It_3 Stop Saying It! #2 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18073/Stop_Saying_It_2

Do these Monday emails help you? We're feeling slightly needy this holiday season because we need your support to keep things going. We're volunteers in a non-profit, so a 2012 tax-deductible donation of $50.00 or more (click here) will bring you a special leadership gift for 2013 and satisfy our need wonderfully...

]]> Stephen Payne A New Equilibrium Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:12:24 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18031/Peace_and_Calm Good Will Season! http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18000/Good_Will_Season

Planning a nice break this holiday? Or will your business commitments keep you active right to the wire?...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:08:37 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/18000/Good_Will_Season Are Leaders Fooled by Fun? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17972/Are_Leaders_Fooled_by_Fun End of the year's coming. Will you be going to holiday parties, bonus celebrations, or leaving bashes?

"People confuse fun with fulfillment, especially as the holidays approach," said Joe...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:23:20 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17972/Are_Leaders_Fooled_by_Fun Bad Boss, Good Boss http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17960/Bad_Boss_Good_Boss Of course, nobody wants to be a bad boss. Inc. magazine recently published a survey. If you're a bad boss, they say, what you don't do causes people to purposefully make errors and reduce effort...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:34:58 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17960/Bad_Boss_Good_Boss You're Not Too Busy http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17948/You_re_Not_Too_Busy You're not under too much pressure. You're not stretched far too thin.

You are simply letting your inner core, your spiritual center, be more determined by outer than inner forces...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:12:28 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17948/You_re_Not_Too_Busy Do People Thank You Enough? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17922/Do_People_Thank_You_Enough "Today's leadership issue isn't absenteeism, it's presenteeism! People show up, but they're not really showing up," said the speaker at ANE's breakfast event...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:23:06 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17922/Do_People_Thank_You_Enough Difficult or Compelling to Talk With? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17904/Difficult_or_Compelling_to_Talk_With "I need to have a very difficult conversation with my team," said Brian.  "Things are not going well, and I'm scared we will miss this year's target. Everyone's going flat out, and I can tell they sense it. I'm worried I'll make things worse, if I push them. What do I say?..

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:08:52 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17904/Difficult_or_Compelling_to_Talk_With Numbed or Inspired? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17891/Numbed_or_Inspired People become numbed by the pace of change. The leader's work isn't just about vision and strategy. We also have to help people discover a deeper reality to working, one that restores the wonderful feeling that all the senses are engaged again...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:03:26 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17891/Numbed_or_Inspired Responding to Storms http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17884/Responding_to_Storms Storms are always coming our way. Each one presents us with a choice at our spiritual core. One pathway is narrow and yields our power, like when we say "I can't do it!" or, even worse, we join others in the "We'll never get through it!" brigade. Limitation is the result..

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:11:08 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17884/Responding_to_Storms Learning That Sticks http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17849/Learning_That_Sticks Heather and I were discussing adapting to change. "We want to comfortably skate across the surface of life without pain," she said. "But like Jonah, we must go into the belly of the whale before coming out into the light."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:37:45 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17849/Learning_That_Sticks A Name that Connects http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17761/A_Name_that_Connects What's your name for the unique essence of everything that's good about you? You might call it your purpose, your destiny, God, your courage or even your drive. It's deep; it's inspiring, and it wants to have more influence in the world, especially in your job...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:23:09 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17761/A_Name_that_Connects Above the Chaos http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17671/Above_the_Chaos An insightful comment from Joe, a finance executive:

"We are now so well connected to each other that it's creating chaos in our lives that we struggle to manage."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:24:39 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17671/Above_the_Chaos Future First, Past Last http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17662/Future_First_Past_Last "Interviewing candidates is a big time-waster," said Donna. "I spend an hour talking to a candidate. Yet I can feel a good fit within thirty seconds. The rest is me going through the motions."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:41:57 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17662/Future_First_Past_Last Fewer Words, More Meaning http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17638/Fewer_Words_More_Meaning When it comes to being more spiritually connected at work, meaning is more important than words. My working vocabulary is regulated by my analytical mind, but this leadership calls for being more open to my heart. When I do my work of being spiritually connected, there's more meaning from fewer words, more listening to the truth, and more powerful solutions to problems...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:10:16 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17638/Fewer_Words_More_Meaning Unnecessary Conversations http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17599/Unnecessary_Conversations "I had a traumatic discussion with my boss," said Tommy. "After working night and day for nine months, they now want us to reduce headcount by ten percent and increase margin. I told him we can't. I just called my team together and told them. They're going nuts."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:45:33 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17599/Unnecessary_Conversations Who Will You Be? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17562/Who_Will_You_Be "My boss says my Division's only as good as our last quarter's results," said VP Joanne. "It's a grind. The last week of every quarter we scramble to get over the goal line. Then we feel good, recover for a few weeks, and go at it all over again."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:19:49 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17562/Who_Will_You_Be Who's in Charge http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17531/Who_s_in_Charge "I'm constantly being criticized by my boss, Diane," said Charles. "It's gotten so bad that I dread going into meetings with her. She belittles us. The tension is awful. When she is out for the day, I feel elated. But it's affecting my whole life. Should I quit?"...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:19:54 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17531/Who_s_in_Charge Resilience Account http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17526/Resilience_Account Any leader who intentionally connects to his or her spiritual core stays on the successful pathway we call Calm, Confident, and Connected.

"Every day, I faced the pressure of being an out-of-work executive," said Gerry, the speaker at our recent ANE dinner...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:35:12 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17526/Resilience_Account Two-Way Me, Man http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17505/Two_Way_Me_Man When you meet people this week, remember that you are not simply exchanging ideas and feelings. You are also sharing parts of each others' inner spiritual core. Push yours too hard and people may feel disrespected...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:44:13 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17505/Two_Way_Me_Man Bungee Builder http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17483/Bungee_Builder "My work day is a whirlwind of texts, tweets and emails which I get caught up in," said Don. "My time doesn't feel like it's my own. I start okay but I get stacked up and backed up. Things run out of control from there."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:37:29 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17483/Bungee_Builder Grab Your Life Vest http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17458/Grab_Your_Life_Vest "I'm drowning in work," said Simon at an investment bank. "I get so many emails and texts from people that I'm constantly pulled around all day. Meetings get canceled and added constantly. Now my boss needs a revised forecast by 8am tomorrow morning, so I have to work this evening. What's the solution? I'm going crazy."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:00:49 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17458/Grab_Your_Life_Vest Bounce Back from Evil http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17424/Bounce_Back_from_Evil Janice called me. "What can you do with someone who is so bad as a colleague that it feels like they are evil?"

"Evil's a strong word, what do you mean?"...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:29:43 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17424/Bounce_Back_from_Evil Fully Absent Colleagues http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17373/Fully_Absent_Colleagues Fully Present: someone who does the spiritual work of calming his or her inner core in order to be inspiring when leading others...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:15:08 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17373/Fully_Absent_Colleagues Drop That Resistance http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17343/Drop_That_Resistance Bob called on the fourth day of his new job. "This place isn't what I expected, I guess I made a wrong decision," he complained. 

"How can any of us really know the complete truth when we decide?" I countered...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:38:40 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17343/Drop_That_Resistance Deworming Resentment http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17329/Deworming_Resentment Resentment: Bitterness to others due to not forgiving yourself.

It was Laura again. Last week she exploded a Gratitude Bomb as she successfully left a bank in NYC.

"I did say thanks to everyone as I left, including my boss. The whole experience was very positive. But now I'm stuck feeling that I don't really mean it."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:39:49 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17329/Deworming_Resentment The Gratitude Bomb http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17317/The_Gratitude_Bomb Victimhood: Believing your job is solely an outside-in experience.

Wednesday, I got a call from Laura at a NYC bank. "I hate my job so Im quitting", she said. "It's been two years of hell, so many weekends, no bonus. My boss has no empathy and constantly corrects my work. She never trained me. The team members I inherited are awful. She won't let me fire them. The whole place is just crazy...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:51:57 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17317/The_Gratitude_Bomb Be A Productive Leader http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17303/Be_A_Productive_Leader Are you all set for the week? Will you deliver more than last week? Will your time and attention be tightly focused toward the issues and strategies that support growth? Will everyone be expanding their capabilities? You're all set, right? Bravo!...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:24:52 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17303/Be_A_Productive_Leader Happy Landings http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17295/Happy_Landings Are you in transition? Has the big decision to change job or career been made, or close to being made? Instead of rushing to polish-up and upload your CV, stop and think about how you can manage your spiritual core better...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:05:58 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17295/Happy_Landings Happy Endings http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17287/Happy_Endings You want more out of your work, to feel like you are really making a difference. You have been successful and taken time to improve, but now you, and possibly others, realize the pathway you're on will not get the best out of you...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:16:29 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17287/Happy_Endings More Joy at Work. Please! http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17256/More_Joy_at_Work_Please Can you remember work moments when you were completely overjoyed? Times when you just knew that things were going right? Do these occasions happen more or less often for you these days?...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 27 May 2012 22:15:18 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17256/More_Joy_at_Work_Please Communicating with Purpose http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17239/Communicating_with_Purpose ANE leaders never use information for low level purposes. Gossiping is one example. Shading the truth to promote oneself over others is another. They are so destructive to an organization's spirit...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 20 May 2012 21:52:50 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17239/Communicating_with_Purpose Soul Crafting http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17216/Soul_Crafting "One day I turned around and realized that the leader I'd become was not the leader I wanted to be. I had lost my spiritual impulse. I needed a new bridge between my personal values and leading the company." Thus started the speech by Arsenal Capital's Dr. Donald Deieso at ANE's recent Leadership and Spirituality Summit...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 13 May 2012 15:28:49 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17216/Soul_Crafting Good Week Ahead? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17184/Good_Week_Ahead Tough week or good week ahead? Will it "get to me" or not? It's a choice we can all make this Monday morning. 

We all know the workplace can be so corrosive to our spirit and that of our organization. But the simple truth of leadership is this: We can't lead by example, be the inspiration, and support people, if we let the corrosion reach our spiritual core...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 06 May 2012 12:41:44 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17184/Good_Week_Ahead Body-Spirit Connection http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17169/Body_Spirit_Connection It was a call with an ANE Leader in Germany. 

"ANE leaders should share practical things," she said, "especially those that help us stay fully present for our team. Discovering a tool that works for someone else can have a big impact. What are your top three?"...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:31:05 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17169/Body_Spirit_Connection Affirmation Power http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17136/Affirmation_Power It's a new week. When you think about growing your business, your job, or your career, today where will your thinking begin? Is it with the good or the less-than-good? 

Starting with "I/We cannot...." is the prelude to saying things like "Yes, but...." which reinforces our inability to do...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:43:34 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17136/Affirmation_Power Community Power http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17095/Community_Power We all have this tendency to put our spiritual and business lives into separate compartments. We start our week feeling calm, confident, and connected, but when pressure builds our spiritual side can evaporate and negative thinking takes over. It's not that our spiritual core goes away,...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:27:07 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17095/Community_Power The ANE Barometer http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17072/The_ANE_Barometer Lunch time, and I was having a bad day. The grind of work was getting me down. As I looked back at the morning's situations, I realized I could have performed much better. Thinking that made it even worse. I was on a downward spiral...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:33:29 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17072/The_ANE_Barometer Spiritual IS Practical http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17005/Spiritual_IS_Practical "What happens on Monday is nothing like what happens on Sunday," said a business associate, referring to attending her place of worship. "At my job, it's practical and about the facts, not spiritual. Plus, if I'm that nice to people at work, you can bet they'll try to take advantage of me."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:28:29 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/17005/Spiritual_IS_Practical Absent, Present, or Both http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16990/Absent_Present_or_Both A quiz. What do these leadership behaviors have in common?

Complaining about back-to-back meetings. Texting while leading a team meeting. Doing emails while on mute on a conference call. Arriving unprepared for business meetings. Avoiding performance feedback discussions. 

Answer:They are all symptoms of half-absent leadership. Recognize any of them?...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:44:27 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16990/Absent_Present_or_Both Being Fully Present http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16941/Being_Fully_Present Do people really listen to you? And you to them? Just nod if you can hear me.

Actually I'm not talking about superficial nodding. I mean the deep listening that comes when leaders choose to be fully present. They put aside disruptions and their personal needs in favor of seeing the greater good come from conversations. In their communicating they go all in - body, mind, and spirit...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:11:34 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16941/Being_Fully_Present The Confident Team http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16909/The_Confident_Team What's it like to be on your team? 

No, I'm not after a job! I'm asking about the experience of being someone on your team, because it has everything to do with the way you connect to your spiritual core at work...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:56:26 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16909/The_Confident_Team Relieve The Pressure http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16892/Relieve_The_Pressure The leadership response to pressure is not more pressure. As someone who has made his fair share of errors this way, this still feels like a radical idea...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:33:14 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16892/Relieve_The_Pressure ANE Starter Kit http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16874/ANE_Starter_Kit "Where do I get started on actually applying ANE ideas to my job?" someone asked this week. 

"With a prayer or affirmation," is what many ANE people say. In whatever way fits your spiritual background, this way of connecting to one's spiritual core at work really helps...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:10:02 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16874/ANE_Starter_Kit Spiritual ROI http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16849/Spiritual_ROI "What's the return on spiritual investment for my job?" someone asked. "You say you want me to try ANE's leadership and spirituality events, but how do I justify the time and expense to my boss?"...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:13:57 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16849/Spiritual_ROI In The Zone http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16803/In_The_Zone What is it that causes one team of people to perform brilliantly but another, in the same situation, to miss by a mile. If you've ever been on a team where I was the leader, you know why I ask!...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:19:17 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16803/In_The_Zone It's a Sensitive Topic http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16790/It_s_a_Sensitive_Topic I have to admit to feeling a bit awkward sometimes about being a spiritually intentional leader in the secular workplace. In wanting to help business leaders and professionals, I've learned that any hint of dogma can be a turnoff, especially when talking with those who believe their survival requires extremely competitive behaviors...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:03:16 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16790/It_s_a_Sensitive_Topic Carve Out Some Peace http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16779/Carve_Out_Some_Peace We can never achieve our full potential as leaders unless we take time to reflect and be at peace, and then connect with colleagues we trust....

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:39:50 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16779/Carve_Out_Some_Peace For You: More Gifts at Work http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16763/For_You_More_Gifts_at_Work Do you know the feeling of satisfaction when you leave a situation knowing that your very best abilities have been in play for the greater good? Not that the outcomes were what you wanted, but that your core abilities, the essence of your leadership strengths, were needed, contributed, and respected...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:27:12 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16763/For_You_More_Gifts_at_Work Go Beyond Your Limits--Seek Fulfillment http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16724/Go_Beyond_Your_Limits_Seek_Fulfillment I hope the year has started well for you. It takes no time at all to get re-absorbed into all the busyness of work, doesn't it?

Don't forget that there's a fantastic resource available at your job this week. One that can keep you calm, confident, and connected in any circumstance. I'm talking about your spiritual center, your essential core...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:58:45 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16724/Go_Beyond_Your_Limits_Seek_Fulfillment It's Good for Your Career http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16706/It_s_Good_for_Your_Career Somebody challenged me this week: "What's the increased value to someone's career of participating in ANE? How come you're not selling that you can get me promoted?"...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:13:31 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16706/It_s_Good_for_Your_Career The 2012 Growth Connection http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16690/The_2012_Growth_Connection A New Equilibrium wants your 2012 to be a year of wonderful growth. Wherever you are in your life, in 2012 we want you to feel more of the incredible sense of excitement, anticipation, and satisfaction that comes from knowing that your journey really counts, that your life has significance, that your connections to people are powerful and deep, and that nothing can shake your confidence in the incredible leader that is you...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:39:58 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16690/The_2012_Growth_Connection Gift of Leadership http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16671/Gift_of_Leadership This job you have, this journey of leading others toward something better, is an incredible gift you are privileged to hold for a while. This week, as your thoughts turn to gift giving, let this idea that your gift is already received fill you with warming gratitude toward people. Do you give gifts to lift your spirit or theirs?..

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:20:31 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16671/Gift_of_Leadership Trust First - Practice... http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16653/Trust_First_Practice Do you have relationships with colleagues that truly sustain you? This is much more than knowing that someone delivers on expectations. It's about a deeper sense of sharing one's life journey, a warm belief that together you can face and overcome any uncertainties. We've all known these kinds of relationships. Would having more of them help you in 2012?...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:59:56 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16653/Trust_First_Practice Try Pressing the Reset Button http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16639/Try_Pressing_the_Reset_Button People love to talk about moments where their inner core, their spiritual center, was perfectly aligned to their team circumstances. Perhaps in sport, at school, or in business, we've all known those moments. Times of exhilaration at being in complete command, or when our sense of connection to teammates, of being in the zone, was absolutely superb...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:27:42 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16639/Try_Pressing_the_Reset_Button Joy of Silence http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16621/Joy_of_Silence An ANE Leader in the UK offers this advice after taking our Inner Spirit Quiz.

"Do you get enough silence? Just think about your phone calls, conferences, meetings, travel, conversations, and so on. Too much noise depletes and dilutes our leadership....

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:57:40 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16621/Joy_of_Silence Let this week be your Gratitude Week http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16596/Let_this_week_be_your_Gratitude_Week Do you know the incessant drumbeat of "More" at work? More clients, more profits, more investments--all very necessary for successful growth of any organization. But if we follow the drumbeat selflessly, our inner core, our spiritual center, becomes worn down...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:13:54 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16596/Let_this_week_be_your_Gratitude_Week Engaging the Deeper You http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16590/Engaging_the_Deeper_You If you let it, the business world will tag your leadership style with many labels. Each one is an attempt to fit you to someone else's definition of "perfection." Be careful. Such leadership typing only touches the surface; it never reaches the core of who you really are...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:21:12 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16590/Engaging_the_Deeper_You It's Not About You http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16567/It_s_Not_About_You What does it mean for you to feel a really deep connection to the people you work with? Not some fleeting passing discussion where mix-ups happen, but conversations where you know with certainty that what you have to say is heard at their deepest place...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:25:36 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16567/It_s_Not_About_You Who is Really Benefitting Here? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16560/Who_is_Really_Benefitting_Here Have you noticed how rapidly leaders who fall prey to greed and self interest are being exposed? Greed is an inordinate and insatiable desire for wealth, possessions, or power...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:40:09 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16560/Who_is_Really_Benefitting_Here An experiment to try this week... http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16553/An_experiment_to_try_this_week "You lead by focusing on clear accountability and motivating your people," said one of my bosses as she was training me. "Your success always follows if you start there."...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:04:52 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16553/An_experiment_to_try_this_week The danger is this... http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16522/The_danger_is_this Resentment and anger really mess up organizations. It's destructive enough when individuals act this way, but when an entire team practices such fearful, negative thinking, the consequences can be dire. And who is accountable? In large part the leadership for not seeing the danger and, in many cases, tacitly ignoring it. (Think, Enron.)

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:47:29 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16522/The_danger_is_this ANE Leaders - What differentiates us? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16507/ANE_Leaders_What_differentiates_us Prediction: This week your job will be challenging, and some of the challenges will be well beyond anything you are expecting.

It's an easy prediction to make. No matter how hard we try, the world never conforms sufficiently to our own game plans. It's futile to expect anything else. Regrettably, I have to admit that I sometimes waste lots of time and energy trying...
]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:13:02 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16507/ANE_Leaders_What_differentiates_us Praying--not just for when we are in the soup.. http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16495/Praying_not_just_for_when_we_are_in_the_soup Quote from an ANE leader as she was talking with others at our recent US social evening:

"Using the ANE prayer card has turned my working life around."
]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:20:33 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16495/Praying_not_just_for_when_we_are_in_the_soup This Week...Take the Challenge! http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16471/This_Week_Take_the_Challenge ANE leader Don forwarded a recent New York Times article, Do Happier People Work Harder? A large research study shows people feeling worse about their jobs than ever before, many of them reporting frustration, disdain or disgust...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:49:48 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16471/This_Week_Take_the_Challenge Yes, But versus Yes, And--You Choose http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16454/Yes_But_versus_Yes_And_You_Choose Advice from an ANE leader named Will in the UK:

"Your 'Yes, Buts' message struck an inspiring chord in me. Not just because I need to follow Terry's advice about avoiding thinking that way, but also because in some businesses, saying 'Yes, But' and 'No' to anyone's ideas can be the cultural norm...
]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:42:19 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16454/Yes_But_versus_Yes_And_You_Choose Can You Pass the Test of the "Yes, buts"? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16447/Can_You_Pass_the_Test_of_the_quot_Yes_buts_quot Are you an inspiring ANE leader? Will a meeting with you this coming week lift someone's spirit so that he or she willingly steps out of the comfort zone toward becoming someone greater?...]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:58:56 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16447/Can_You_Pass_the_Test_of_the_quot_Yes_buts_quot Is this Week Your Time to Square-Up? http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16436/Is_this_Week_Your_Time_to_Square_Up What do we really mean when we say we want to be calmer leaders? It's so much easier to describe the opposite!...]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:14:26 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16436/Is_this_Week_Your_Time_to_Square_Up Fuel Your Inner Strength--Lead Through Adversity http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16410/Fuel_Your_Inner_Strength_Lead_Through_Adversity Big organizational change (like a new boss, new owner, or even losing our job) can deplete our confidence and leave our spiritual fuel tank empty. What's an ANE leader to do?...]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:36:57 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16410/Fuel_Your_Inner_Strength_Lead_Through_Adversity There's Good for Us Here... http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16402/There_s_Good_for_Us_Here All these signals of economic uncertainty build up our fears. It's as though things beyond our control have taken over, others are gaining and we are losing, and our jobs, careers and families are at risk...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:19:46 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16402/There_s_Good_for_Us_Here View from the Balcony http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16372/View_from_the_Balcony Are you busy? Everybody seems to be these days, so I imagine you are rushing in and out of many situations. So how can you find time to make this week better than last?...
 
]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:23:13 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16372/View_from_the_Balcony Staying Mindful http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16367/Staying_Mindful What does it mean to be more spiritual as a leader? To me, it starts by recognizing that there is a power greater then myself to which I am very deeply connected. Then, it means intentionally doing something to tap into that greater power to help me lead people to better outcomes. How each of us does this,...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:11:43 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16367/Staying_Mindful High Expectations http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16355/High_Expectations Do you have high standards of performance that you expect from people?  Most leaders do, despite often not knowing what it really takes for someone to succeed. But performance pressure is always present, whether from inner or outer sources. The key question is: When you think people are falling short, how do you best respond? ...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:50:27 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16355/High_Expectations Take Time to Connect http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16344/Take_Time_to_Connect What unites us in A New Equilibrium is our desire to be better leaders through our spirituality. So, is this something we each put into practice on the fly, or do we need focused time to make a spiritual connection during our busy working lives?...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:20:34 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16344/Take_Time_to_Connect The Growth Source http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16320/The_Growth_Source
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Which direction will you be looking to find more growth this week? From outer resources or inner?...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:11:17 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16320/The_Growth_Source Build New Career Pathways http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16309/Build_New_Career_Pathways I've noticed that we all seem to have unconscious negative thinking patterns that invade our leadership jobs. They show up as repeated missteps and mistakes, like worms burrowing into our job and career. Do you ever think "Why is this happening, again?"...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:53:59 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16309/Build_New_Career_Pathways Lead by Example - 4 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16294/Lead_by_Example_4
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Which one is the better leader by example? a) The person who shows me how to do my job, or b) The person who shows me how to grow as I do my job. I know....it all depends on the circumstances. But since b) embraces a) it's a great place to start helping someone...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:03:08 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16294/Lead_by_Example_4 Lead by Example - 3 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16286/Lead_by_Example_3 Connected, Confident, Calm

Remembering you have a spiritual center can be challenging but appreciating the same in others can be even tougher. There's a real tendency to become conditioned by what we think people lack or can't do, especially in competitive cultures...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:48:03 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16286/Lead_by_Example_3 Lead by Example - 2 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16278/Lead_by_Example_2 Calm, Confident, Connected

How is it going for you this week in leading by example? Yesterday, I had a practical experience that I'd like to share. I was sitting with a client, and having a hard time thinking through a complex situation. At some point, I began inwardly criticizing myself for not coming up with a good answer. Soon after, I could feel my negativity starting to lead our conversation in the wrong direction. ..

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:56:53 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16278/Lead_by_Example_2 Lead by Example - 1 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16273/Lead_by_Example_1 Calm, Confident, Connected

"Leading by example" takes on a deeper meaning for us as ANE leaders. We pay attention to the power of our inner core, our spiritual center, so we know our deeper attitudes are communicating as much as our actions...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:33:59 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16273/Lead_by_Example_1 Growing Together http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16262/Growing_Together Did you ever leave a meeting thinking, "That was a real downer." Chances are you were part of a team focusing really hard on what's missing, rather than what's available. Repeated negativity, in a group setting, rapidly becomes the downward spiral to group victimhood, isolation, and defensiveness. Poor results always follow, often amplified by group gossip...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:50:49 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16262/Growing_Together Easy or Hard http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16248/Easy_or_Hard "In my day, we had it tough...."

Do you think leadership is harder or easier than it used to be? Seeing how rapid change brings more individualism, greed, and fighting, I wonder if you think it's more difficult to lead these days?...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:38:45 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16248/Easy_or_Hard Stay Spiritually Fresh http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16224/Stay_Spiritually_Fresh There's a joyful vitality to ANE leaders who keep their spiritual center fresh. They are in a state of constantly letting a power far greater than themselves help them lead, yet they also stay solidly grounded in their goals...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Mon, 30 May 2011 23:01:56 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16224/Stay_Spiritually_Fresh Spiritual Intentionality http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16188/Spiritual_Intentionality We just ran events in UK and US - many thanks to all those who attended - entitled The Spiritually Intentional Leader. Hear what our Trustee Phil Herman, CEO of PH Tool, said at the end of his inspiring talk to those gathered at the Summit in Princeton:...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 22 May 2011 20:06:08 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16188/Spiritual_Intentionality Calm is not Passive http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16169/Calm_is_not_Passive As ANE leaders, we make the choice to integrate the spiritual dimension into our jobs, in part because respecting this unique presence in others helps us expand it in ourselves...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 15 May 2011 13:47:52 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16169/Calm_is_not_Passive We Are Confident http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16139/We_Are_Confident Why do we ANE leaders do spiritual work to stay confident in our leadership moments? Not simply to become better balanced for ourselves. We also care about lifting the people we lead or serve...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 08 May 2011 21:56:47 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16139/We_Are_Confident Joy of Seeing People Grow http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16118/Joy_of_Seeing_People_Grow Does your heart delight in the growth of other people, especially those in your team? Beyond helping them achieve goals or improve relationships, isn't it wonderful to help them become stronger at their essential core, or spiritual center, and grow in broader ways? There's a joyful feeling to it which is so precious to us as ANE leaders.

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 01 May 2011 22:16:09 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16118/Joy_of_Seeing_People_Grow Improve Your Connections This Week http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16070/Improve_Your_Connections_This_Week What is it that builds the connection between a leader and his or her followers? Think of people in your job and look closely. Is it the power of reward for delivering on target, or the way people keep their relationships nicely positive? Or is there something much deeper going on? ...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:36:56 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16070/Improve_Your_Connections_This_Week It's All About Growth http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16047/It_s_All_About_Growth Growth is the principle that drives all our leadership. It focuses our energy toward the career stage ahead, the improved team performance, and all our life goals. It is indeed a truly motivating concept, but there are two common misconceptions...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:11:28 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/16047/It_s_All_About_Growth Stay Grounded This Week http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15978/Stay_Grounded_This_Week It's the power we give to our circumstances that largely determines the course we end up taking. If we see our situation as lacking or threatening, we make fear-based decisions that always narrow our pathway forward. If we look at our circumstances from the position of sincerely wanting what is best, we power our decisions with a sense of greater possibility that broadens our pathway. It's the leader's choice. And in the modern workplace it can be very challenging indeed, especially when one's entire team is reacting fearfully to change....

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:56:16 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15978/Stay_Grounded_This_Week A Deep Sense of Productivity http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15955/A_Deep_Sense_of_Productivity The desire for resources to produce more can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can come from a positive creative urge to improve, and, on the other, it can be the cry of someone struggling to make best use of what exists already. The ANE leader's job is to look deeper to find the most productive balance...

 

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:31:06 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15955/A_Deep_Sense_of_Productivity A Creative Calm http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15893/A_Creative_Calm Is it possible, in this full speed world, to be a successful leader and also stay calm? Or is all this discussion of peaceful rest and balance providing an excuse for people to slack off?

Calmness in not simply appearing to deal well with stress. Calmness stems from the work we do to preserve the connection to our essential core, our spiritual center, as we go about leading. This instills in us a deeply centered calmness that energizes people and shows them a balanced way to grow. It also improves our decision making and relationships, and enables our teams to create in safety...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:53:26 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15893/A_Creative_Calm Aligned for Great Living http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15849/Aligned_for_Great_Living Spiritually intentional leaders have a faith that really works. More than belief, we make the decision to get our faith involved in the practical ups and downs of leading so that better outcomes are achieved for all. Growing together in how we do this is the purpose of ANE...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:14:14 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15849/Aligned_for_Great_Living Have a Well-Connected Week http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15805/Have_a_Well_Connected_Week Want to be a better leader? Start by accepting that your mind alone can never come up with all the answers. Only then can the power of connectedness start to enrich you...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:55:09 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15805/Have_a_Well_Connected_Week Make Your Week Confident http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15764/Make_Your_Week_Confident Want to understand how your inner power, your essential core, can really help others be successful? Find some people at work you admire for being truthful and ask them for feedback:

"What is it I do that helps you succeed?"

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:04:55 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15764/Make_Your_Week_Confident Your Spiritual Reflection http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15671/Your_Spiritual_Reflection One of the key learnings of being a spiritually intentional leader is that your organization or team is in some way reflecting your own spiritual state.

(For this example, please picture the Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil cartoon character spinning and biting whatever it happens to bounce into. Is that you at your job some days?)....

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:57:33 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15671/Your_Spiritual_Reflection Tell on Yourself http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15585/Tell_on_Yourself The more we stay well-balanced in our leadership moments the better off we are. But when our negative responses get triggered, that calm, confident, connected feeling can be so hard to sustain. We end up making poor decisions and, even worse, we know it. We sense our spiritual wheel is wobbling, but the time and space we need to get ourselves righted gets crowded out...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:46:53 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15585/Tell_on_Yourself Permission Granted http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15542/Permission_Granted There's a wonderful energy and rhythm that comes from someone who decides to become more connected to his or her essential core, or spiritual center. It lifts them beyond the deadened feelings of inertia toward the joyful experience of being fully engaged with life. The pathway of greater contribution follows quite naturally...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:53:44 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15542/Permission_Granted Power at Work Within http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15487/Power_at_Work_Within The whole idea behind being more spiritually centered at work is that there is a wonderful power within us, at our essential core, that we can enjoy and call upon in any situation. As ANE leaders we are learning practical ways to do this that really "stick" as permanent work habits for greater professional effectiveness and personal fulfillment.

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:31:45 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15487/Power_at_Work_Within Listen Up, My Friend http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15433/Listen_Up_My_Friend It's one thing to be aware of our essential core, our spiritual center, but it's another to be able to engage its power as we experience all the stresses of our jobs. Stress crowds out our willingness to engage. As one ANE member put it recently, "The willingness I feel on Sunday doesn't seem to carry over to Monday with sufficient force."....

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:06:31 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15433/Listen_Up_My_Friend Willingness to Engage http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15392/Willingness_to_Engage It's self-evident that in order to improve things we have to be willing to start doing some things differently and better. Driven by our circumstances, we see clearly enough where we need to get to, but all too often it seems like we don't even get to the starting line...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:50:53 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15392/Willingness_to_Engage Stay Calm at Work http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15336/Stay_Calm_at_Work An ANE Member recently said:
"The energy of ANE people is amazing. Something happens in a room of these leaders, you can feel it."

Just last week ANE members in Europe met on a conference call to help each other on the theme of Staying Calm at Work. See if any of their great suggestions "stick" for you this week...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:08:46 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15336/Stay_Calm_at_Work Trusting the Source http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15303/Trusting_the_Source Tap into the source of your higher purpose in all the practical moments that make up your day. For example, try a momentary prayer or affirmation as a way of intentionally seeking a better pathway that you might not be consciously aware of...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:26:25 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15303/Trusting_the_Source Spirit of ANE in 2011 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15229/Spirit_of_ANE_in_2011 People ask us to "get into the right spirit" of things. What they really want is for us to give them our whole support, not just our superficial nods but the commitment of the deeper parts of us too...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:49:35 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15229/Spirit_of_ANE_in_2011 Spirit of 2011 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15190/Spirit_of_2011 Gifted, well-fed, and grateful! I hope this holiday time has also been wonderful for you and your family, despite any wintry weather...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:13:39 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15190/Spirit_of_2011 No If Onlys This Holiday http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15182/No_If_Onlys_This_Holiday If only I could have been there to help John. He was a leader I respected, and now his family faces the hardest of times this holiday....

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:12:05 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15182/No_If_Onlys_This_Holiday Each Gift Has A Message http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15094/Each_Gift_Has_A_Message Giving and receiving gifts can be tricky. It's supposed to be about expressing genuine gratitude for relationships but, in practice, cultural expectations and taboos tend to condition everything...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:40:43 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15094/Each_Gift_Has_A_Message Information Power Mongers http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15040/Information_Power_Mongers Someone asked in our recent survey: How does an ANE leader deal with a superior who withholds information in order to keep power and control? This is a very real issue - at work and elsewhere - and depends a lot on each circumstance...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:14:15 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15040/Information_Power_Mongers Precious ANE Moments http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15037/Precious_ANE_Moments Being busy at work is a good thing. It brings energy and confidence to all aspects of one's life. But too much busyness can quickly knock us out-of-balance. We get tugged down unnecessary channels because of our unfettered involvement in situations... 

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:40:58 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15037/Precious_ANE_Moments Giving Thanks http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15032/Giving_Thanks Saying thank you is much more than acknowledging a gift or contribution. When we put ourselves in the humble sense of gratitude, we are operating at a deeper level of connection. That's the ANE leader's way...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:49:24 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/15032/Giving_Thanks The Power of Balance http://www.anewequilibrium.org/14826/The_Power_of_Balance In these fast-paced recessionary times, the out-of-balance feeling is very common. A big part of this issue is "I" thinking, as in "I must", "I oughta", "I gotta". Our targets wind us up tight and when the busy world interferes with us, we feel like we have to push ourselves even harder...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:04:39 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/14826/The_Power_of_Balance Leverage Yourself http://www.anewequilibrium.org/14728/Leverage_Yourself Some of ANE's Trustees were recently composing a phrase for ANE's purpose:  We are a community of leaders committed to a journey of enlightenment that allows us to leverage our spiritual resources for professional effectiveness and personal fulfillment...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:40:12 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/14728/Leverage_Yourself Work is Good Not Hard http://www.anewequilibrium.org/14710/Work_is_Good_Not_Hard Do you ever find youself agreeing with people who say change is so hard for people?  If so you may be reflecting a need for a shift in your leadership approach...

]]> Linda Cooper A New Equilibrium Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:07:03 -0400 http://www.anewequilibrium.org/14710/Work_is_Good_Not_Hard