Winning Wednesday #3
A little recovery goes a long way
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Not too long ago, a viral meme of a human brain after several meetings was circulating the internet.
It looked like this:
After several meetings with no break, the brain's activity is in overdrive. We need time to recover.
As a leader, it's often up to you whether or not a break happens for the people on your team. This break doesn't have to be long or disruptive, but time off task is often viewed that way.
That’s a recipe for disaster.
Above is the mind of an adult after meetings. Imagine the mind of a teenager who's just sat through class back to back before practice, or a college athlete who trains in the morning, goes to school all day and then returns for meetings and practice in the afternoon. These brains, which are not fully formed, are likely taxed even more.
Not only that but they're engaged in task-switching. The cognitive demands in shifting from class to film review are quite high, much like shifting from a meeting with your boss to working on an important project. That switching takes effort.
What if you could offset those costs, just by instituting one small activity?
Simply beginning with 5 minutes of mindfulness or breathing may be enough to help your team refocus and reset. You don't need to spend half the meeting meditating for recovery to be productive. But you do need to spend some time, or you risk your entire meeting being unproductive altogether.
For this week's tip, try to institute a mindfulness practice at the start of your meeting.
Your team and their brains will thank you for it.
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