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The plan starts with a lessons learned. 🎿 After our first ski trip with kids back in 2018, we started our 'Skiing' notes on a phone of what worked well and what we'd do differently next time. It included; 👨🍳 All the self catering bits we didn't take and should have 🛒 How much food we needed to buy before we headed up the mountain (and what we didn't use) 🎒 How many clothes to pack (and how much we just didn't wear!) Basically, it's a rolling lessons learned, which gets updated after each trip, things we no longer need get taken off and new things added. We've streamlined a lot over the years, no longer taking a roofbox and knowing we only ever wear half the clothes we pack, living in thermals all day! Last year we added the quirks of a fully electric driving holiday, appreciating that we needed to stop more often and for longer than we would before. Even for someone who loves to plan, starting a year in advance is a little extreme but it's so worth it when I remember all the hints and tips we wrote down whilst they were fresh in our minds. I even noted down how many baguettes we bought each day from the bakery 🥖 So as I write this from under the English Channel on route, I'm already noting down not to leave my daughters phone at home 🤦♀️ Do you ever plan that far in advance or am I the only one? #holidayplanning #lessonslearned #skiing I'm Nicola Spooner Values-based expert in change and transformation recruitment 🔔 Ring the bell on my profile ➡ Follow The Search Project 🔝 Connect with me

I did a lot of hiking and camping growing up in Southern California as a part of Boy Scout Troop 11.🌲 Some kids hiked faster than other kids. But there was always one kid who was the slowest hiker of all. He would either end up being the last person to arrive at the campsite, well after the rest of us had our dinner. 🍲 Or, if he was in the middle of our group, half of us would get to the campsite early enough to eat while the other half eats a power bar and hits the hay. But if we put them in the front, well, then we are all late for dinner. Whoever is moving the slowest in the troop is the one who will govern throughput. And we all want to eat together as one unit  <---- the goal. I learned this by the time I was 15. Yet we see many companies not looking at the entire system with the goal in mind. We optimize areas other than our constraint (the slowest hiker). The goal of any team is to unburden the constraint. If a team doesn’t know the constraint, then finding it is the first task. “If we take some of the load off you, you’ll be able to do a better job at the front of the line.” This is a team activity. Share the burden of the constraint to speed up the team. Need a refresher? Time to reread The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt Are you focusing on your constraint, or making improvements somewhere less effective? Lemmeknowbelow 👇 ----- I'm Mike Lyons and I would love to hear from you - DM me anytime. Click my name + follow. Don't hit the 🔔 as that will notify you when I post - a distraction. I tell it like it is on topics like #agile, #projectmanagement, #product, #flow and #delivery

Exciting News! 🌟 We're packing up and moving to the adventure capital of Oregon—Bend! 🏞️ Whether it's outdoor escapades, vibrant arts, or the tight-knit community, we're ready to soak it all in. To all the families making the move or just curious about life here, we’ve got some tips to help you feel right at home: Outdoor Adventures: Bend is your playground! From hiking at Pilot Butte to paddleboarding on the Deschutes River, there’s no shortage of family fun in nature. Don’t forget your bikes—this town is a cyclist’s dream! Local Eats: Food trucks are where it's at! Check out The Lot for a variety of delicious bites that everyone in the family will love. Education & Community: Bend has top-rated schools and plenty of community events to keep the kiddos entertained and learning. Keep an eye on local parks for family-friendly festivals and concerts. Winter Sports: Ready to hit the slopes? Mount Bachelor is just a short drive away, offering some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the region. For anyone else considering the big move, Bend Relocation Services has been a lifesaver! They've got all the info you need to make the transition smooth. Check them out at Bendrelocationservices.com. Can’t wait to start this new chapter! If you have any tips for us, drop them in the comments. #BendOregon #FamilyAdventure #RelocationJourney #BendLife #OutdoorLiving

Summer is just around the corner! I love the summertime. I love to go to the beach. I mostly enjoy beach time with the grandkids. I also love golf in the summer. I enjoy playing golf with friends, and my son-in-law, Derek, and my son, Lawson. They are good golfers which makes it fun! Mostly in the wintertime, we don’t get to play. If it is anything under 50 degrees or overcast, I am probably not playing. I think it is because of flexibility for me when it is too cool. In the summertime, it is usually about 90 degrees, and perfect time for a game of golf. The hotter the better for me! The hotter it is, the looser I am. I enjoy going outdoors to walk. Most days, I try to walk two to five miles. In the colder months, I jog on the treadmill. But in summertime, I prefer to do it outside. When the weather is nice, I am outside. I will do anything to get outdoors. Whether it is beach time, going to the pool, golf, or walking, I just love it. Most evenings after work, my wife, Kathalleyne, and I will take a casual walk as well. We just enjoy each other’s company! I love Summer because all my activities can be done outdoors, and it makes me happy! What do you like about Summer? #Churchillleadership #summer #summertime #outdoors #outdooractivities

Kennedy Krenek is going places! Not only does she play the essential role of getting restaurants set up and ready to use Delaget’s solutions, but she strives to run multiple half marathons! Read more about Kennedy: 1. What is your role/responsibility at Delaget? 😁 I am an Onboarding Technician at Delaget, which means I am responsible for setting up clients in our system. 2. What is your favorite part about working at Delaget? 🤝🪴 My favorite part about working at Delaget is connecting with others from various teams because this allows me the opportunity to continuously learn and grow as a business professional. 3. What do you like to spend your time doing outside of work? 🙋♀️🏙️ Outside of work I love to spend time with my friends doing new activities throughout the Twin Cities area. 4. What is something on your bucket list? 🏃♀️🗺️ A goal of mine is to run 13 half marathons in 13 states!

How many places are left where kids can disconnect from modern distractions for a month, immerse themselves in nature, create lifelong friendships, AND build character? Camp Voyageur offers an increasingly rare and valuable experience at a time when day camps are replacing overnight summer camps, year-round sports are displacing exploratory summers, and glamping is often mistaken for real camping. While learning wilderness camping skills can take people to extraordinary places, the true outcome of a summer camp program lies in fostering the growth of the whole person. https://lnkd.in/gwUT3FUu

Let's talk adversity. My 7yo daughter decided she wanted to do dive team at our local pool. She knows some of the kids, she loves to swim, and she has a bit of a competitive streak. There was about 2 weeks of "prep" classes before the real practices began. There was 3 weeks of practices, with a meet at the end of each, culminating with another week and then the All-City Finals. Remember, she is 7. And she has never dove before. She was worried about the newness of the team structure and the daily practices during her summer break. She was terrified about the diving part. If you do it wrong it can hurt. And we quickly learned that if she went underwater while waiting on the wall, it was because she was hiding her tears. Yeah. She was crying underwater. The first meet comes. She is again, terrified. Her first dive was great. Simple, but well executed. She was nervous about her second dive so she had her coach help her. Her third dive went great. She came in dead last in her age group. Because she got the help, it was an automatic 2-point deduction. (this is an entirely different post...but I get it in competition terms). She cried all night. She was so so so sad and disappointed. She felt like a failure. But she went back to practice. And she kept trying. She kept learning. She kept moving forward. She missed the second meet because of a planned camp. So fast forward to the 3rd (and final) meet of the season. She got up on that board, looked over the edge, got in position, and did it all herself. She got higher scores and increased her standing in the final meet ranking! She had put in the work after learning and made it happen. (She also learned about the difficulty multipliers and how she could get higher scores for different dives) She was so happy that she had moved up 4 spots. And she was ecstatic when she turned to me and said: "I want to be first. I'm going to do this until I get first." Sometimes that's all we need. To keep going. Sometimes we all need to just keep practicing and moving forward. Sometimes all we need to get better at what we do is to just keep doing it. #leadership #marketing #continuity

During my college years I participated in and completed a seventy-mile canoe race. This annual event occurs on Memorial Day weekend, starting in Cooperstown NY at the beginning of the Susquehanna River and proceeding downstream for seventy miles. My canoe buddy (Mike) and I had no expectations of placing anywhere near the top and our preparation included all of a one hour practice the day before the race. We just wanted to challenge ourselves. It wasn’t an elegant performance. We broke a paddle in the first minute of the race, grabbing a spare that was tossed in the canoe almost as an after-thought, and we managed to avoid drowning after capsizing crossing a spillway at mile sixty. Depending on the water level, the professionals complete the race in under eight hours. As I recall it took us more than eleven. I have no idea where we finished in the field, but to this day it remains one of my proudest personal accomplishments. There are two messages embedded in this story: The first is the value of challenges you establish for yourself. The second is not always measuring your achievements by comparing your performance to others. Over the years I’ve watched many colleagues take on additional challenges by personal choice. Gaining additional professional credentials on their own initiative. I’ve also seen them lobbying for new assignments that everyone knew would be challenging. Every time it took dedication and sacrifice on their part. As for measuring your progress, I like the term athletes use, “personal best.” It isn’t where you placed in the race, but did you exceed your own expectations? Particularly for those of you early in your careers, I would encourage you to remember that managing your career is your responsibility, not your bosses. Don’t always count on others to create your challenges and don’t always measure your performance to others. But always take a spare paddle. PS. Mike, if you happen to read this, I’ve forgiven you for totally exaggerating your canoeing expertise.

During the week of July 15-19, I attended the Outward Bound Climbing Program. In this program, I learned how to carve a bowl using coal embers, worked as a team to complete team games and made pancakes as a team and learned from our mistakes (burnt pancakes). Additionally, I camped overnight at Rattlesnake point and participated in a once in a lifetime chance to do - cliff climbing! Finally, on the last day, I learned how to set up and take down a slack line obstacle course and zipline. ✨ Even though there were many ups and downs in the way - for example the flood that destroyed the headquarters and the gear needed for camping, we managed to find different ways to have fun! 😎 During this camp, I learned three main skills - teamwork, communication and self-etticacy.

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