Growth Mindset – Building Bridges Leadership

What is Thanksgiving Leadership?

While the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US has a controversial history and our cultural retelling of it is inaccurate, the traditional Thanksgiving meal can help us reflect on how we lead others. So this week, as we approach the holiday, we’ll partake in our own annual tradition of revisiting the ideas of Banquet Leadership, Potluck Leadership, andContinue reading “What is Thanksgiving Leadership?”

Rewinding “Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?”

Have you been on either side of a job interview recently? As mentioned last week, job interviews don’t always show the candidate at their best or most authentic; heightened stress and excitement often lead to a situation where both sides need to sift through what was said to get to find out if this isContinue reading “Rewinding “Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?””

Mentoring Summer Interns, and Finding a New Mentor or Mentee for Yourself

As Summer quickly approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, your organization may be planning to bring on some interns for the season. Internships can provide incredible hands-on learning opportunities for young people looking to enter a field of work. Interns also bring value to the organization through their labor, their unique perspectives and lived experiences, andContinue reading “Mentoring Summer Interns, and Finding a New Mentor or Mentee for Yourself”

Allowing the Right to Repair within Teams

A variety of hand tools used for repairs, laying on a wooden deck floor.

Are you familiar with the “Right to Repair” movement? “They don’t make things like they used to” is an oft-repeated phrase, and there’s truth to it – with cheaper materials, planned obsolescence, and the proprietary nature of information and parts, it can sometimes seem impossible to fix something that’s broken. It can seem like theContinue reading “Allowing the Right to Repair within Teams”

Using the Principle of “Two, Not Three”

How do you find grocery shopping? Is it something you enjoy, or just a necessity? When faced with needing to buy something new, do you like having several options, or do you find that overwhelming? For me, I prefer to shop in a store with fewer options – maybe one or two of each typeContinue reading “Using the Principle of “Two, Not Three””

A 10-Minute Atomic Habit for Your “Winter Arc”

Happy New Year from Building Bridges Leadership! Did you set any New Year’s resolutions for yourself? If so, how are they going? If the answer is “not well,” you’re far from alone. As we enter any new year, as many as 60% of us set resolutions. But – as you may be able to concur aContinue reading “A 10-Minute Atomic Habit for Your “Winter Arc””

Cultivating Your Own Personal Advisory Board

Do you have your own personal advisory board? If this isn’t a term that’s familiar to you – or you instinctively understand the concept but find it odd – you’re certainly not alone. We all have a wide variety of people who provide input into our lives, including colleagues, family, friends, and acquaintances, but ourContinue reading “Cultivating Your Own Personal Advisory Board”

Applying the Banquet, Potluck, and Thanksgiving Models of Leadership

Who’s in Your “Human Library”?

How often have you felt judged by someone you barely know? How often have you formed an opinion of someone based on first impressions, only to be surprised later on as you spend more time with them and get to know them on a deeper level? Perhaps you’ve even had the experience of becoming goodContinue reading “Who’s in Your “Human Library”?”

Algebra and Articulating Decision-Making

How well do you remember middle school or high school math? Was it something you enjoyed? Something you found challenging? Maybe both? A surprising joy for me in recent weeks has been sitting with my eighth grade son as he works on algebra. His work is all done online, so sitting alongside him helps himContinue reading “Algebra and Articulating Decision-Making”