How Can Leaders Lighten a Heavy Load?

In her May 9 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte shares inspiration from an unlikely source: the Caldecott Award-winning children’s picture book “Zen Shorts.” One story’s simple lesson is also an excellent leadership tip for all of us who feel like we’re carrying an extra heavy load as we try to lead in these uncertain times.

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May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

When the Curveballs Keep Coming: Chapter 4 Preview

This week, we’ll look at Chapter Four, titled “The Three Big Shifts Every Leader Needs to Make,” and consider how success in an uncertain world looks very different in the world in which we’ve been accustomed to leading.

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Your Best Next Move - How Leaders Get Better Through Respect - Bobbie LaPorte

May 2, 2022September 4, 2022

How Leaders Get Better Through Respecting Others

In her May 2 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte shares leadership lessons from an unlikely source: Draymond Green, the highly talented (and very outspoken!) power forward for the Golden State Warriors. Green, like most pro athletes, has a healthy ego and plenty of confidence in his own ability. But he also has a deep respect for his teammates and his competitors, and he knows he can learn from them. Adopting this kind of “beginner’s mindset”—where you acknowledge and respect the skills of others—can be the first step in improving on your own effectiveness as a leader.

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April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

When the Curveballs Keep Coming: Chapter 3 Preview

This week, we’ll look at Chapter Three, titled “The Ripple Effects of Uncertainty,” and consider how your own response to unending curveballs affects your team—and everyone around you.

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April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

Dealing With Defeatism in Uncertain Times

When Bobbie LaPorte got together with friends and colleagues for the San Francisco Giants’ Opening Day a couple of weeks ago, she noticed a strong sense of optimism in everyone there—and it wasn’t just excitement about the baseball game or her new book. After all we’ve been through these last few years, leaders are learning how to see challenges as openings to see WHAT IS POSSIBLE. In her April 25 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie shares a simple tip that you can use to deal with the next curveball that comes your way.

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April 19, 2022

When the Curveballs Keep Coming: Chapter 2 Preview

As I explain throughout Chapter Two, this same process holds true for leaders in any industry. And the change in mindset is critical to success in this volatile and unpredictable world. As leaders, we need to build a new kind of confidence that allows us to see possibilities where others do not.

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April 13, 2022

When the Curveballs Keep Coming: Chapter 1 Preview

In Chapter One, titled “How Did We Get Here?”, we wade (literally) into the key themes of the book with a flashback to some very important lessons I learned in one of my first Ironman triathlon training races.

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April 11, 2022

A Leadership Existential Curveball – Should I Stay or Should I Go?

In her April 11 "Your Best Next Move" video, Bobbie LaPorte addresses the third leadership consideration when dealing with an "existential curveball": thinking about your own career advancement during times of uncertainty. She shares some simple questions you can ask yourself to evaluate if you should hang on...or move on.

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April 4, 2022April 11, 2022

What to do When Goals Are a Moving Target

In her April 4 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte covers the second consideration when you are dealing with an "existential curveball" and unsure about what’s coming next: building strong relationships with your boss and your peers. You need to fight the urge to just hunker down and go it alone. Instead, consider it part of your job to include others as you make a plan to move forward. You might be surprised at how helpful that can be to you—and to them.

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March 28, 2022March 28, 2022

Leadership, Planning, and Little Curveballs of Doubt

Many of us as leaders have to deal with what I think of as an "existential curveball"—that vague, lingering uncertainty about how to move forward when we don't really know what's coming next. In her March 28 "Your Best Next Move" video, Bobbie LaPorte shares the first of three leadership tips to consider in this situation: Making sure your team remains your top priority.

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