James Sudakow is a creative-thinking business leader and the irreverent corporate author of Out of The Blur: A Delirious Dad’s Search for the Holy Grail of Work-Life Balance. James specializes in helping companies manage organizational transformation, create talent management strategies and programs that maximize employee capabilities and improve business performance. He is a contributing columnist to Inc.com, and has been featured in The Chicago Tribune, Forbes.com, Fast Company, LifeHacker, SiriusXM, and more. He and his wife are raising four kids, along with one dog, one rabbit and 7 chickens in San Diego, Calif.
Top Takeaways: A Delirious Dad’s Quest to Avoid the 8 Traps of Balance with James Sudakow
- The 1- year experiment that created a career
- Toddlers, teenagers and running a successful business
- Is work-life balance- just getting everything done, is it a myth?
- Work life blend? Work-life integration?
- Being intentional about what you focus on as a family leader
- If I could only choose 3 mission critical things, what would they be?
- Stop focusing on the quantity of things you get done and focus on the mission critical
- The trap of the superhero syndrome with artificial urgency
- Trap #1- The trap of forgetting about yourself
- Trap #2- The Superhero trap
- Trap #3- The trap of artificial urgency
- Trap #4- The trap of undefined boundaries
- Multi-tasking redefined as diminished productivity
- Trap #5- The trap of the no-buffer zone
- Trap #6- The trap of constant triage
- Strategic planning for the lifestyle side of the equation
- Trap #7- The trap of chasing time
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Chicken Soup for the Soul 20th Anniversary Edition by Jack Canfield
Leadership Superpower: Adaptability & positivity
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable cite=”James’ Dad”]People will always find reasons why they can’t do something- be a person who finds reasons why they can[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Additional Items Mentioned
James’ Book: Out of the Blur: A Delirious Dad’s Search for the Holy Grail of Work-Life Balance by James R Sudakow
James’ Website: Jamessudakow.com
