Creating new ideas

We often come up with ideas that we dont always follow through on. Sometimes we dont have time or space in our lives. Sometimes we think they are too big, or that someone else has already done it.

Surprise! Ideas come to us in flashes, with intuition, and sometimes they arrive to several people at once in the quiet space of our minds.

One of my ideas, Tri-namics Coaching Triangle System I did bring to life. You can see more on my website or read the article in BCHRMA HR VOICE newsletter.

When an idea flashes by you that you think is really good it is time to examine your leadership initiative. If you simply can not follow up then consider passing on the idea to someone who can. It is like aa "pay it forward" or "random act of kindness" in a different way.

work, work, work...

Conversation seems to take us to work in our social circles. What do you do? What kind of work are you involved in? What is your job? Seems our identity is tied up in this relationship with our work. When we change work, when we are in transition between different kinds of work, we have to learn the new language, the new way to represent ourselves. One would think this is easy to do. Somehow it is not. We often grieve what we had. Or we are so glad to be gone from it that we dont want to refer to it but are stuck in the story. Or sometimes people catch us when we are not clear.

How can we move to a new conversation about work? Instead of the "what" perhaps we could ask the "how " questions.. How are you making a difference in the world? How do you contribute? How are you changing? Instead of "What are you looking for?" It becomes, "How would you like to contribute?"

My sense is that people would have different conversations about work, perhaps more meaningful. For example, if some says "What do you do?" and you answer " "I sell phones" , you may be able to respond differently should they say " How do you make a difference with the work that you do?'"

Ive been exploring and thinking about this lately as I am in transition. Im moving from being a full time employee to being self-employed with two businesses. I make a difference in my first business, DP Leadership by focusing on individuals and teams helping them become better leaders. In my partnership business, Deberna International, we use our Tri-namics Coaching Triangle System to improve leadership skills through a self-directed peer coaching approach.

Much better than simply saying I have my own companies. It makes people curious to learn and explore more. Please visit my websites and contact me if you are curious to learn more.

Tri-namics

Have you just once wished you could have space to reflect? space to practice at work? space to try things out?
Tri-namics Coaching Triangle System may be something you are looking for. Imagine choosing a thinking, learning partner. Imagine the two of you choosing a third and inviting them to join you in a Coaching Triangle. Imagine setting guidelines, agreeing and committing to learning together- AND learning what you want.

We crave empty space. We crave space we can use for ourselves. It is possible. In fact it is working in quite a few organizations; organizations that have embraced Coaching Triangles.
Professional development that mines the intellectual capital of your own organization.
Curious?
Check out www.deberna.com or contact me at debbiepayne@gmail.com

Intuitive Thoughts

Wow! I have an idea and in it pops. When we tap into our intuition and things "pop" we tend to surprise and delight ourselves. They also seem to come to us when we have stopped thinking so hard, stopping trying to create, stopped trying to fill up every moment with our thoughts. There is an openness or space or void that is more empty when intuition comes. Sometimes thinking about diverse ideas or concepts that are not directly linked also bring intuition to us.

The disconnected yet interconnected allows for creation. Maybe this tells us that all things are connected somehow.

We need to allow for intuition, to foster it and to create the space for it to happen. Some are able to tap into their intuition easily and naturally. Others is it much more challenging to find. However we all need to trust our intuition as it is really an amazing way of not only getting new ideas but really gathering information from the world around us.

Tri-namics Coaching Triangle System began as an intuitive thought when I was having a shower one day. Noticing how people solve problems, who they go to, how they create for themselves in an organization small places of refuge, small informal groups, places to create. It was born in a flash and I took this idea and created a full system that helps organizations tap into their own intellectual capital. Using our intuition means really grabbing those fleeting thoughts and doing something valuable with them. Have a look at www.deberna.com

Opportunities Galore

Leaders see opportunities easily. So easily in fact, that they often do not see problems. They are able to switch thinking so quickly when faced with what one person may see as a problem to see it as an opportunity for growth, learning, or change. A question to ask yourself when problems crop up in your life is. "What is the opportunity in this?"

As we begin to see more opportunities are thinking itself shifts as does our conversation. We find ourselves speaking differently and notice that we start then to even see others problems as opportunities. Before you can even comprehend this you begin to seek out "problems" that others are having to help them see the opportunities that abound.

When a leader is able to encourage and influence those around him to see opportunities, to embarce them, to get excited about the possibilites there is hope. Hope that as we all see opportunity in things around us that we are focusing on context, on environment, on relationship which is the white space surrounding the situation. This ensures that we see the broader whole of a system. Leaders who can see systems enable systemic change which transforms and improves our world.

Clear Thinking

What is clear thinking? Sometimes things seem confused, muddy, grey, complex, obtuse, and we often say "it depends". How can we find space so that our thinking can become more clear when we are constantly bombarded with information, when our time is overfull, when everyone wants a piece of us, and when we just cant think clearly. What happens when our thinking is not clear? We start to make poor decisions. Poor decisions as a leader can derail your career; lose the respect of colleagues or your team. When we cant clearly see or think we often grab at things or just try to keep juggling and so our decisions are not based on solid, analytical, value-based reasoning. Leaders need space and time to think, time to reflect and ensure they have all the information they need to make a right decision. As a leader you have a responsibility to ask for this time or space, to create it for yourself so that your decisions are based on clear thinking. Sometimes you only need a few minutes- take them, you will respect yourself for creating your own thinking space.