To make it as easy as possible to “land the learning” by creating awareness and social support, pLink Positive Nudges® are designed to work on three levels:
- “Learn today, apply tomorrow” concepts, language, and techniques.
- Raise visibility of the concepts in the social network that surrounds the learner, which in turn heightens accountability while providing social support (we are all in this together).
- Inspire change at the individual, team, and organizational level – a rising tide lifts everyone.
Positive Nudge audio playlists aligned with our programs are also provided.
Challenge yourself to put a single Nudge concept into practice for two weeks.
- Week 1: Read the Positive Nudge and listen to the audio to focus your intention and spark ideas. Practice Think/Feel/Do/Say suggestions for one week.
- Week 2: Prior to beginning your second week, read and listen one more time to see what else becomes available to you. Notice that, as you develop your practice, you will improve your skill at applying the concept.
Continue leveling up your leadership by choosing a new Nudge concept
to focus on and repeating the process outlined above.
Accountability
Ownership of and responsibility for actions, behaviors, timeliness, and decisions.
Being A Learner
A predisposition towards open-mindedness and curiosity; a consistent interest in “getting something right,” rather than “being right.”
Boundaries
A clear expression of what is okay and what is not okay with you, as it relates to other people’s behavior.
Building Trust
Trust is confidence in the unknown.
Cadence
A regular and repeated pattern of activity.
Composure
The ability to maintain perspective and to stay relaxed and present (emotionally and intellectually) in the midst of conflict and/or high-pressure situations.
Connection
The largely felt sense of being seen, heard, and valued by others. A sense of belonging and acceptance.
Courageous Authenticity
The largely felt sense of being seen, heard, and valued by others. A sense of belonging and acceptance.
Curious Conversations
The willingness, and skill, to engage in uncertain and unpredictable conversations in the pursuit of better outcomes.
Designing for Action
Translating new learning into behavior change - visible to others - that creates new positive outcomes.
Emotional Literacy
The ability to identify, understand, and articulate feelings. A prerequisite to emotional intelligence.
Empathy
Empathy is connecting to an emotion in yourself in order to connect with the emotional experience of another person.
Feedback
Information provided from one person to another with the intention of making something or someone better.
Generous Assumptions
When the story you make up about someone else’s behavior is kind as it relates to their character, intentions, or motives.
Healthy Striving
The investment of energy and effort to promote and experience high performance by intentionally creating sustainable well-being in self, team, and institution.
Integrity
Choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply profess them.*Definition based on the work of Dr. Brené Brown
Listening
The art of listening to body language, tone of voice, and perceived emotion, in addition to spoken words, with curiosity and with as little bias as possible.
Motivation
The desire to act in service of a goal or outcome. The driving force behind action.
Neuroscience of Trust
Trust is the essential glue of a high performing group of people; it facilitates collaboration, problem solving, resource sharing, and creativity.
Power With
Engaging the energy and motivation of others and directing it toward better outcomes.
Psychological Safety
“An interpersonal climate where people feel able to express ideas, ask questions, quickly acknowledge a mistake and raise concerns.” - Amy C. Edmondson, Teaming to Innovate
Purpose
To begin with clear intention for the use of time and/or outcome(s).
Stories We Tell
Our instinct-driven capacity to rapidly fill gaps in knowledge with an emotionally compelling story that “makes sense.”
Strategic Pause
To stop for a short time, for the purpose of regaining perspective and restoring energy, before continuing.
Values
Character strengths held in such high moral regard that they influence perspective, drive decision-making, and inform the way in which the world is experienced.
Vulnerability
An emotional experience characterized by a sense of risk, uncertainty, and emotional exposure.
*Definition based on the work of Dr. Brené Brown
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