Bonjour Équipe, (good morning team)
Greeting in French in honor of Veterans Day (formerly Armistice Day).
Quick read on the history of Veterans Day.
http://www.military.com/veterans-day/history-of-veterans-day.html
Great Reminders for Leaders Everywhere.
Great concepts here. Everyone in this team is a leader of something even if you currently don’t have any direct reports. I think I like #1 and #4 the best, but each point is very valuable.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3065373/work-smart/six-things-great-bosses-constantly-remind-their-teams
Easy tweak to your routine.
Most of us go through life de-hydrated. I have always known that increasing my water consumption would lead to better health and better performance in athletics. What I didn’t realize is the potential connection to sleep, afternoon energy levels, and concentration. Interesting. Side note – if you adopt this and fly a lot…. you may want to adjust your seat selection to the “blue water” section of the plane.
Book I recently enjoyed.
I spend an inordinate amount of my weekends attending all day (all weekend) swim meets. For those of you not initiated into the swim meet culture, the meets are 12-14 hour long investments of time spent sitting or standing with short 1-2 minute long burst of excitement and cheering. The gap time between cheering does allow for a lot reading though.
I picked up this book at the airport recently and thought it had some fun stuff. Quick read (2-3 hours) worth digging into.
https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Genius-Julius-Caesar-Lessons/dp/1626566933
Quote worth reviewing regularly.
There is a wonderful quote from Epictetus that I think of every time I see someone get terribly offended or outraged about something. I try to think about it when I get upset about anything.
“If someone succeeds in provoking you,” he said, “realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.”
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