What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed with unknowns.
Leading Through Uncertainty
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Self-Awareness
I’m a Leader and I’m Exhausted!
Ask ChatGPT why leaders are exhausted and it will spit out a list of 11 reasons in less than 10 seconds. The list includes: -High expectations and pressure -Constant Change -Complex problem-solving -Leadership style and culture -Responsibilities and accountability...
Employee Survey Results Are IN
You just got your employee survey results. You received a lot of really good feedback, and maybe some that caught you by surprise. So, now what? Slingshot25 helps organizations develop in areas that might surface in an employee survey, such as: -Addressing conflict...
Low Team Performance and Morale
Some shocking new research has shown that unhealthy team environments do not just negatively impact performance and morale. It revealed that employees experiencing an unhealthy team environment are 35-55% more likely to be diagnosed with a major physical disease. This...
Who is Courtney Smock?
When you work with Slingshot25's Courtney Smock, you work with a crazy-good-systems-thinker-who's-done-it-all. https://youtu.be/ccv8qyi93eU
Stop Avoiding It
You wake up in the morning and know it’s a day when you have to have a tough conversation. Let’s face it, there are five ga-billion other things you’d rather do. Before you go rescheduling that meeting, here are just a few reasons NOT to avoid it one more day. Team...
Legacy
What do you want people to say about you at your funeral? Before you read any further, stop right now and think of at least one thing you would want people to say about you. Do you have something in mind? Good. If you haven’t thought of something yet, this is your...
Coaching Up
Flowing feedback upward in your organization We are disinclined to bite the hand that feeds us. This basic truth means that most learning which happens as a result of differences of opinion and direct feedback from others will primarily go in a downward direction in...
Injury prone
I used to ride my bike a lot. For 10 years, I joined the bike ride across Iowa every July sponsored by the Des Moines Register. Each year after about 200 miles, my right knee would be a problem. Each downstroke on the pedal brought a shot of pain. The problem was...
When you leave the room
What do you want people to say about you when you’re dead? Before you read any further, stop right now and think of at least one thing you would want people to say about you. Do you have something in mind? Good. If you haven’t thought of something yet, this is your...
How opposites are inextricably linked
There are many things our culture tricks us into thinking are opposites, but are actually inextricably linked and mutually reinforcing. Each of these paired concepts cannot exist without the other: Self-confidence ----- Humility Courage ----- Vulnerability Leadership...
It’s in the soup
I want to live in a world with better, braver leaders. Brené Brown Brené Brown said that is why she started her company. We started Slingshot25 for the same reason. Since launching our business, a fine point has been put on the need for leadership, or maybe more...
Negotiation – The Change Killer
Negotiation is the cold-blooded killer behind countless failed attempts at change. Change happens when you make a decision and refuse to accept any other outcome than making it happen. Look at any unsuccessful change, and somewhere you will find a point where going...
