by Paulette Bryan | Oct 2, 2024 | Leadership
Who are you calling after hours and why? People need to have a healthy balance in life. If your staff or volunteers are always on call, there will be consequences. Damaged relationships at home, consequences such as fatigue, anxiety, stress, forgetfulness and...
by Paulette Bryan | Sep 25, 2024 | Leadership
Why are there so many staff conflicts when your expectations are really straightforward? Truthfully leadership may be contributing to the problem. There are may other contributors like jealousy, insecurity, people not staying in their lane and not having the right...
by Paulette Bryan | Sep 18, 2024 | Personal Development, Training
Part 1 Are you stressed because you cannot meet your daily expectations? Are your daily schedule commitments realistic? Are you over estimating what you can achieve as a daily workload? Are you leaving a small window of time for the unexpected? Set a realistic...
by Paulette Bryan | Sep 11, 2024 | Health
Are you getting enough sleep? There is a lot of information out there about how we can survive on 4 hours of sleep on a regular basis. What may work for someone else may not work for you. Start to increase the amount of sleep you are getting and you will be surprised...
by Paulette Bryan | Aug 21, 2024 | Leadership
Q1 – Do you have an organizational chart? Q2 – When was the last time you reviewed it? Q3 – Do the titles and roles still apply or have there been changes? Q4 – Are the duties balanced for a reasonable workload? Is there a high risk of burnout...
by Paulette Bryan | Jun 12, 2024 | Personal Development
There are a lot of great books and resources available to help. I believe the keys to successful prioritization is finding what works for you and starting. Learn the basic principle (read books or watch videos). Decide what method you will use. Get started. Start...
by Paulette Bryan | May 29, 2024 | Leadership
Photograph by Mario Aranda You are either in or you are out. Stop picking the parts of leadership you like to do and mistreating others (by providing poor leadership), in the areas you do not. Responsible delegation and neglect or mismanagement are two different...
by Paulette Bryan | May 22, 2024 | Leadership
Surround yourself with calm people. High drama producing or loving people make things worse. Logical thinkers help you to keep moving forward out of the chaos. Have reliable people assist you. You do not need the additional stress of wondering if people are doing what...
by Paulette Bryan | May 15, 2024 | Leadership
Four Point Action Plan POINT 1 Stop judging yourself. We usually have help to get into this position. Family, friends, staff and employers can contribute to our over commitment issues. However you have acknowledged the issue and the great news is it can now be fixed!...
by Paulette Bryan | May 2, 2024 | Leadership
Ministry is demanding. Leadership is demanding. Everything has carries its own demands. If you avoid the unpleasant demands, you will only create more problems. Make a list of the issues, prioritize them, determine if you can obtain help and start working on them one...
