IHRSA UPDATE
Huffington has written 14 books, with her latest looking at redefining success – the topic on which she’ll speak at IHRSA
Here are three of them. First, have a specific time at night when you turn off all of your devices and disconnect from the digital world, which is something Perlow suggests in her book, Sleeping With Your Smartphone. This will help you reconnect to your wisdom, intuition and creativity. And don’t start your day by looking at your smartphone. Instead, take one minute to breathe deeply, to be grateful, and to set your intention for the day. Next, introduce five minutes of meditation,
and eventually increase that to 15 to 20 minutes a day, or more. Even a few minutes a day will open the door to developing a new habit, and provide many benefits. Third, drop the things that no longer
serve you. At age 40, I did a major life audit and I realised how many projects I’d committed to in my head: learning German, becoming a good skier and learning to cook. Most remained unfinished, and many had never been started. Yet these countless, uncompleted projects diverted my attention and drained my energy. Each one took a little bit of me away. It was liberating to realise that I could ‘complete’ a project by simply eliminating it from my to-do list. Why carry around unnecessary baggage?
Most business leaders find that first step – unplugging, or battling
34 “Women are uniquely equipped to make
leadership more fulfilling and sustainable. If we’re ever going to redefine success, it will be women who lead the way”
‘overconnectivity’ – very difficult. How successful have you been at doing this? I have several rituals to help me unplug and enjoy some time away from my devices. For example, I have a specific time at night when I regularly turn off all my devices and gently escort them out of my bedroom. And when I wake up in the morning, I don’t start the day by looking at my smartphone. I take one minute to breathe deeply, or to be grateful, or to set my intention for the day.
You say that, while men currently drive the culture of power, women will lead the way when it comes to redefining success. How so? Women are uniquely equipped to make leadership more fulfilling and sustainable. That’s why, if we’re ever going to redefine success, it will be women who lead the way. Once men discard the notion that the only avenue to success is the Heart Attack Highway to Stress City, they’ll join us – gratefully – both at work and at home.
Read Health Club Management online at
healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital We’re already witnessing a global shift
toward leadership values that, traditionally, have been considered feminine: flexibility, compassion, collaboration, empathy, nurturing.
How does all this play out in the workplace? What have you done for HuffPost employees? Since the news never stops, there’s a temptation for editors, reporters and engineers to try to match the 24-hour news cycle. We therefore do a lot to prevent burnout, and to acknowledge that our employees have lives outside of work. We make it very clear that no-one is expected to check work email and respond after hours, or over the weekend – unless, of course, those happen to be working hours. Everyone gets at least three weeks of vacation that they’re highly encouraged to take, and I’ve implored our “HuffPosters” – without much success, I must admit – to eat lunch away from their desks. We also have two nap rooms in our newsroom.
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