Category: Planners’ Picks Newsletters and Other Updates

Planners’ Picks — October 8, 2024

What if you knew it would all work out? What if we could get to Yes, AND? What if we knew when to quit? And what if you lost yourself in the service of others? All of these things are possible with the help of Planners’ Picks this week. Enjoy these resources, and we hope …

Planners’ Picks — October 1, 2024

We’re on track to start October on the right foot. We’ll joyfully miss out, get unstuck, and set expectations like a champ in this PP installment. We also have several conferences to bring to your attention and share with your teams!   :: Image of the Week Are you headed down a track that is …

Planners’ Picks — September 24, 2024

This week, we’re reminding you that you are enough, we’re exploring psychological safety, and we’re maximizing our influence. We also do our part to raise the quiet voices in the room. Enjoy!   :: Image of the Week “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now …

Planners’ Picks — September 17, 2024

We’re looking at feedback delivery, self-care, and torturing people (into greatness) this week in our resources.   :: Image of the Week   :: CSN’s Book of the Week Recommendation Human First, Leader Second: How Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism Stuck in the myth of “perfectionism,” leaders often lead with a hard edge for fear of being …

Planners’ Picks — September 10, 2024

Let’s develop some grit, schedule some time to experience awe, and spread some kindness this week. We hope you enjoy these resources!   :: Image of the Week   :: Fostering Kindness and Empathy Research Into Kindness Whether you are being kind, you are receiving kindness or you notice it take place, you feel better …

Planners’ Picks — September 3, 2024

We’re officially ending the Summer of Celebrations with the passing of Labor Day and the start of the UW–Madison fall semester. Thank you to all who participated in any way throughout the past few months! This week, we’re laboriously checking in on our emotions, remote employee engagement practices, and infusing humor into our leadership. We …

Planners’ Picks — August 27, 2024

This week we’re kicking off the football season, bumping up against the volleyball season, and pushing toward the start of the 2024 fall school semester on campus. How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why is asking so hard? How Do You Interview for Character? These questions …

Planners’ Picks — August 20, 2024

We’re taking time to smell the flowers, upping our recognition habits, and leveraging humor in this week’s newsletter. Also, we are sending our special thanks to all of you who attended our three Summer of Celebrations events on campus — getting together to share our knowledge and stories is so enriching. The Babcock Dairy tour …

Planners’ Picks — August 13, 2024: 4 Years of PP!

On August 13, 2020, CSN sent the first Planners’ Picks e-newsletter! This was during the height of COVID-19 when we had shifted from in-person events on campus to online meetings and email communication as our main ways of connecting with the CSN network. Since then, our network has grown exponentially and we’ve been able to …

Planners’ Picks — August 6, 2024

This week we celebrate NINE YEARS since the inaugural CSN meeting on August 4, 2015! Since that session where 65 people got together to network and discuss what they wanted to hear more about, we’ve hosted or been part of over 110 events! From manning booths at the employee resource fairs to displaying posters at Showcase, …