Making work a lot more like play. Whether you are running a business, leading a team, burned out, or bored...there's a better way to do it. Survival is insufficient.
Indiana Pacers, business, and permission to be you.
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I’m loving this Pacers run!!! I grew up in Indy watching Reggie Miller “choke” Knicks fans and hit daggers from the arc. It was gritty. Loud. Classic. But this go-around feels different Reader. During the last game, my son looked up and said, “Hali’s shot is kinda… odd.” Yep. Tyrese Haliburton’s jumper IS funky. Low release, wide base, strangely far from his body…it looks like something a coach would fix in middle school. Scouts questioned it when he was going pro. Skeptics said it wouldn’t work at the next level. Too weird. Too unorthodox. BUT here he is winning games in the NBA Finals!!!
*** As my son and I talked, it sounded a lot like my conversations about leading with ADHD. The rhythm’s different. The approach is unusual. People don’t always know what to make of it. Here’s the .3 second shocker: You don’t need “normal” to be effective. You don’t need to "fix" your style to lead.
Have fun! P.S. Reply and tell me how you've been able to do your work YOUR way. |
Jake Brown (Playfessional)
Making work a lot more like play. Whether you are running a business, leading a team, burned out, or bored...there's a better way to do it. Survival is insufficient.
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