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What's the best way to deliver a tough message? In the past few weeks, many of our clients have been looking for the answer to this question.
Over the years, Ive learned that tough messages don't have to knock people down. In fact, the way you handle giving a hard message can speak volumes to others about your maturity, self-confidence, and concern for people beyond just solving problems.
As a leader, you can deliver difficult news well by remembering four key words: kind, clear, fair and firm. When you are kind, clear, fair and firm, you will earn the respect of your colleagues because they will feel respected by you. Remember to strive to earn and uphold the respect of others rather than worrying about being liked. Respect is far more important than popularity when it comes to effective leadership.
Please look in this issue for more about how and why to make these four words your mantra as a leader.
Enjoy the weekend!
Best,
Kate Ebner
CEO
Nebo Company
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Kind, Clear, Fair, Firm
by Kate Ebner
 "Remember that your true goal as a leader is to be respected, not to be liked. If you are aiming to be liked, you will make compromises to accommodate people and you will be vulnerable to other people's dramas rather than holding true to the goals and priorities for which you are responsible. Aim to be respected rather than liked. If you are kind, clear,fair and firm, your staff will trust and respect you. Ultimately, you will be liked and held in high regard, but these are the side benefits not the goals of effective leadership."
Over the years, I've found myself saying words like these to dozens of leaders. Often, when I least expect it, they quote them back to me, crediting this advice with rescuing them from worrying excessively about making everybody happy to their own detriment.
Click here to continue reading Kate's blog post about why every leader should strive to be Kind, Clear, Fair and Firm.
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5 Steps to a Do-It-Yourself Cure for Happiness
Did you know that having a creative outlet is essential to your wellness as a human being?
On February 3  , Drs. Carrie and Alton Barron, a psychiatrist and orthopedic surgeon, respectively, shared why creative hand-focused activity is a crucial part of happiness. In their book, The Creativity Cure: How to Build Happiness with Your Own Two Hands, the Barrons share research that shows that creative expression reduces symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. Creative activities like woodworking, scrapbooking, pottery, cooking or playing the piano allow the mind to focus and feel rewarded for creating something beautiful.
Creative activity is by no means the only ingredient necessary for a happy life. However, as the Barrons discussed on the radio show and in their book, creativity can significantly increase your happiness and feelings of wellbeing.
The Creativity Cure is a straightforward five-step process...
Click here to continue reading and learn the 5 steps of he Creativity Cure!
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Missed the last show?
Do you ever feel blue, anxious, or overwhelmed? Learn how creative activity can help on the February 3 episode of Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life with Drs. Carrie and Alton Barron.
Be inspired, become inspiring.
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Recommended Resources
By Carrie Barron, MD and Alton Barron, MD
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Nebo Inspiration Corner
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Hedonometer
Scientists at the University of Vermont and MITRE have teamed up to create a digital happiness sensor, or, hedonometer. The tool measures the level of happiness around the world through tagging certain words from Twitter as relating to positive or negative emotions. Read about this fascinating new technology on the University of Vermont's website or visit the hedonometer directly.
Other things inspiring us this week: Caribou's Dark Chocolate Hot Chocolate
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