The Feedback Loop

I've been reflecting a lot on what needs to improve at my current position. I think the problem is that there isn't a good feedback loop, which is to say that information flows in one direction but never flows the other way. In other way there's very little follow-up after a task has been passed on or "delegated."

I'd like to facilitate change in this area. It's very difficult to do alone. I think a big part of it is being able to be authentic -- earnest with peers. At the moment, I feel as if a lot of people are concerned with keeping themselves covered. Do we help cover others?

I believe it takes follow-through. I'll start with trying to followthrough myself and completing the feedback loop.

5 Good Minutes

I've been reading a book called "Five Good Minutes at Work" by Jeffrey Brantley and Wendy Millstine.

Here are the general steps:

* Breath mindfully
* Set clear intentions
* Act wholeheartedly

Here's how to get to 5 minutes:

* Breath mindfully for a minute
* Tune in mindlfully to you bodily sensations for a minute
* Be kind to yourself for a minute
* Set your intentions for a minute
* Relax for a minute

Definitions
Being mindful - "open and receiving experience and not trying to change it" (Brantley and Millstine, p. 29)

"When there is pain or frustration, dought or worry, meet it with compassion, softness, and kindess instead of rejecting or judging it or yourself in any way".


Brantley, Jeffrey and Wendy Millstein, Five Good Minutes at Work, (2007), New Harbinger Publications, Inc. Oakland, CA.