Sandy Seeber-Quayle

Any experience with managing high achievers? 🚀🤔

I read Ruth Gotian, Ed.D., M.S. and Andy Lopata’s Harvard Business Review article, 'What High Achievers Need from Their Mentors' and found that this content can also guide managers. 💡

So, in my latest 🗞️KUBA Pilot News article I touch on

👉 Supporting high achievers' growth and development.
👉 Key insights on building trust for effective leadership
👉 Strategies to support and develop high achievers

Why don't you check it out?
It is only a click away: 👇
🔗 https://kubapilot.substack.com/p/supporting-high-achievers?r=1h2tj9

Do you trust your gut or not? 🤔🧠💡

I have explored this question in an article you can read on Medium

🔗 https://medium.com/dark-pen/trust-your-gut-but-verify-76aa2923f72c?sk=381a4a9e80aa34debdae3542c019f84a (free read)

🚀 Exciting News Alert! 🚀

🌟 Excited to share that my latest article, "How Effective Thinking Habits Help Leaders To Be More Effective," is now live in the prestigious 'Leader to Leader' Journal! 🌟

In this fast-paced world, mastering effective thinking habits is key to success.

Dive into the article and learn about:

👉 Insights on behaviour change and the need for interrupting automatic thinking.

👉 Introduction to the KUBA Pilot Strategy with its four key checkpoints: Know Yourself, Understand Others, Build Connections, and Align Decisions

👉 How regular utilisation of the KUBA Pilot Strategy reshapes thinking patterns, fostering self-confidence, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking skills.

🔗https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/IHCPM5WDMB7TZ9URGEW9?target=10.1002/ltl.20821

Thank you Sarah McArthur for the opportunity and Bruce Rosenstein for your support. I am also grateful for Bill Zeeb and Sabine Renner who were instrumental in this article becoming a reality. 🙏🙏🙏



Citation: Seeber-Quayle, S. (2024), HOW EFFECTIVE THINKING HABITS HELP LEADERS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE. Leader to Leader. https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20821

Is "So What?" Rude or Revolutionary? 🤨

We often hear "So what?" as a dismissive phrase. But what if it held the key to unlocking hidden potential? ️💭🤔

In my latest KUBA Pilot News article, I explore the power of "So What?" as a tool for:

👉Challenging assumptions and uncovering limiting beliefs.
👉Sparking self-reflection and leading to personal growth.
👉Improving communication by prompting deeper conversations.

Would you ever use "So What?" as a powerful question?
Let me know in the comments! 💬

🔗 Link: https://open.substack.com/pub/kubapilot/p/how-to-use-so-what?r=1h2tj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

👋 Overriding your negative thoughts with positive thinking can backfire big time.

Here is why and what to do instead 👇

Why it backfires? 🧨☄️🫣

Overriding negative thoughts with positive ones is like telling oneself: “You are wrong!” ❌ 😑

When someone says that to us we feel rejected. Why would you want to do that to yourself? 🫣😳

What to do instead? 👉

✅ Acknowledge your negative thoughts and accept them as your initial response
✅ Explore the polar opposite of those thoughts
✅ Look for evidence of how this opposite could be true, too

Now, you are more balanced in your actual response without the danger of a backfire. 🕊️

This works as much for positive thoughts that may make us believe we can fly when in fact we can’t. ✈️🦋🚀💥

Give it try and share in the comments what you think 😉

Are you too busy? Drown in emails? Lack of time to get things done?🔥🚒😫

Read on👇👇👇

It is easy to get pulled into the busyness. 💨⏳️
However, the number of emails received or sent hardly rewards with a feeling of accomplishment. 📧📧📧📪❌😳😞

Here is an idea of how to refocus: 💭💡🔎

1⃣️ Observe what you spend your time on
2⃣️ Adjust what you focus on
3⃣️ Assess what worked and what hasn't

👉👉👉Delve into more practicable insights and steps in the latest edition of KUBA Pilot News 🔗 https://open.substack.com/pub/kubapilot/p/how-to-stop-reacting-and-start-focusing?r=1h2tj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Are you sleeping badly? 🥱
You may want to learn why this may prevent you from being effective and what to do about it👇

The latest version of 🗞KUBA Pilot News covers:

🧹🪣🛀 Why Sleep is Scheduled Maintainance for the Brain
🧘🧎💆 Meditation Sleep Effectiveness Booster
📝🎬✅ Habits for Improved Sleep

Check it out here 🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/kubapilot/p/sleep-your-brains-built-in-nighttime?r=1h2tj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

🚀 Excited to share insights from top female leaders at InsurTech Insights Europe!

💼 Discover proven strategies for career success and leadership development.
💪 Confidence is key—learn how to bridge the gap and unlock your full potential.
🌟 Gender doesn't define your journey—equal paths to success await!

🔗 Check out the article for more https://open.substack.com/pub/kubapilot/p/why-confidence-may-be-the-missing?r=1h2tj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Is Insurance About to Get Superpowered? 🔋⚡️
While the future seems bright, people may be left behind. 🚀🌍

After attending last week's Insurtech Insights Europe Conference, I explore the following questions in the latest KUBA Pilot News 🗞

❓Why the future is exciting
❓How tech innovation isn't an issue, and
❓How people may get left behind.

Read it here: 🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/kubapilot/p/is-insurance-about-to-get-superpowered?r=1h2tj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Problems matter. 🤯 They make life interesting. 🤨
Do you agree?

Learn more about why problems matter and gain insights into
💡Understanding the Nature of Problems
💡Unique Approaches to Problem-Solving
💡Practical Strategies for Resolution.

You can read the latest 🗞KUBA Pilot News here 👇:
🔗 https://open.substack.com/pub/kubapilot/p/why-problems-matter-powerful-strategies?r=1h2tj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

👋 Managers, you'll love these two podcast episodes! 🎧🎧🎙

Check out the latest 🗞 KUBA Pilot News, recommending two very different but highly engaging and insightful podcast episodes with hosts Harsha Boralessa, CFA, ACA, FCT and Belinda Brummer 🔥🔥🔥

🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/kubapilot/p/podcast-recommendations-for-managers?r=1h2tj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

🤔 Imagine an AI Co-Thinker. Someone to bounce off ideas... For managers, this may be exactly what is needed. But is it?

Capgemini Invent and Thinkers50 published their report on their exciting experiment with ManagementGPT Prototypes. 🔥🔥🔥

In the latest 🗞 KUBA Pilot News, I reflect on those findings such as:
💡the role of AI Co-Thinkers in improving management decisions.
💡their impact on innovative thinking and problem-solving.
💡the evolving partnership between AI and humans in management.

You can delve into the article here:
🔗 https://open.substack.com/pub/kubapilot/p/why-ai-co-thinkers-could-be-a-game?r=1h2tj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true