Leaders Should Do Less
2 December 2014
Allison read Doing Less, Leading More on HBR.org and was glad for the reminder that moving from an individual contributor at work into a supervisory role requires an important shift in thinking (and doing).
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Entries tagged with: Allison Read
Write to Help Yourself Cope with Grief
9 December 2014
Allison read To Get Over Something, Write About It on HBR.org and was happy to have another tool to share with people who are struggling to cope with any kind of grief.
More on How to Write to Help Yourself Cope with Grief
16 December 2014
Allison did the experiment she wrote about in last week’s blog post, Write to Help Yourself Cope with Grief, and decided that it’s definitely worth recommending to others.
The Gift of Nothing
23 December 2014
Allison read one of her favorite books, The Gift of Nothing, and began the process of slowing down and disconnecting from work so that she can lean into a bit of a break during this holiday season.
Telling Your Story Can Help You Heal
30 December 2014
Allison watched Donald Davis’ TEDxCharlottesville Talk, How the Story Transforms the Teller, and was grateful for his advice that telling your story can help you “crawl out from under” your heartbreak so that you can heal.
Promiscuous Fitness and Other Resolutions
6 January 2015
Allison read How to Find the Right Exercise Routine—and Stick with It! (again) and appreciated three of her favorite things: a good laugh, an efficient way to reinvigorate her workouts, and great advice for making ANY important change.
Should We Get Rid of the Word Balance?
13 January 2015
Allison watched best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert’s 90-second video about how the word balance has become a weapon we use against ourselves and others. Perhaps seeking balance is making it even harder to achieve the healthy satisfaction we crave in all aspects of our lives.
Practical Help for Managers and Their Stickiest Situations
20 January 2015
Allison read The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-by-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems and was delighted with Bruce Tulgan’s latest installment of practical advice for supervisors.
Get Happier by Writing More
27 January 2015
Allison read Writing Your Way to Happiness in the New York Times last week and asked her mama who taught her about this kind of writing in the first place to be a guest blogger today.
Fake It ‘Til You Make It
3 February 2015
Allison read The Authenticity Paradox by Herminia Ibarra in the January-February 2015 Harvard Business Review magazine and appreciated one of the best explanations she’s seen for why faking it ‘til you make is an essential leadership (and life) skill.
Help Your Kids (and Yourself) Limit Screen Time and Optimize Momentum
10 February 2015
Allison read How I Limited Screen Time by Offering My Kids Unlimited Screen Time by Narrowback Slacker and enjoyed great advice for this particular parental challenge as well a useful strategy for helping anyone to get more stuff done and have a better day.
Brownies for Breakfast
17 February 2015
Allison read the Brownies for Breakfast Facebook Invitation from Mary Linn Bergstrom and was grateful for a brave mama’s gift of balance to others.
Making Time for Shoes
24 February 2015
Allison and Rachel took time to reflect on where they've been in the last year and to think about where they're going next. (It's good to make sure the cobbler's kids have shoes.)
Email Really Is Pretty Great
3 March 2015
Allison read her first email from her 11-year old nephew, George, and appreciated the reminder that email really is pretty great even if it does feel seriously overwhelming some days.
How do You Celebrate Reading?
10 March 2015
Allison read about National Reading Month as well as next week's 21st Annual Virginia Festival of the Book schedule and paused to celebrate one of her very favorite things... reading!
Project Management for Everyone
17 March 2015
Allison read the course description and watched the introductory video for a free, online Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management class taught by Professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne. The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is offering this four-week course so that everyone can learn why this topic doesn’t have to be so hard.
Hold Your Face (And Your Tongue)
24 March 2015
Allison read How Leaders Should React When Someone Disappoints by Peter Bregman and appreciated a succinct explanation for why raising your voice, being sarcastic, rolling your eyes, smirking, looking bored, crying, etc. is never, ever the right response when you’re frustrated with someone.
Notes from the Road to Better Email Habits
31 March 2015
Allison continued her project to improve her email habits and made a little more progress on learning how to achieve the promise of David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.
The Mayor Has Awesome Red Shoes
14 April 2015
Allison read the Ronald McDonald House Charities Charlottesville and Red Shoe Cville web sites and celebrated the healing power of a home away from home (and awesome red shoes).
Listening Lessons from the Boston Marathon and Beyond
21 April 2015
Allison taught Resolving Conflict yesterday for the American Association for Physician Leadership and got to tell one of her favorite stories about how to listen even when you don’t understand.
